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Headdress

20th century
Object PlaceBurkina Faso
Medium/TechniqueWood, fiber, cloth, pigment
DimensionsOverall: 61 x 28 cm (24 x 11 in.)
Credit LineGift of Carolyn and Eli Newberger
Accession number2011.2113
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMasks
ProvenanceAbout 1967-1969, acquired in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (then Upper Volta) by Drs. Eli and Carolyn Newberger, Brookline, MA; 2011, year-end gift of Drs. Eli and Carolyn Newberger to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 25, 2012)
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