Zazaigo Headdress

Mossi

Caption

Mossi. Zazaigo Headdress, early 20th century. Wood, cotton cloth, woven fiber, cowrie shells, cord, pigment, 27 1/4 x 5 x 8 in. (69.2 x 12.7 x 20.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Drs. Noble and Jean Endicott, 1992.136.1.

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Culture

Mossi

Title

Zazaigo Headdress

Date

early 20th century

Geography

Place made: Burkina Faso

Medium

Wood, cotton cloth, woven fiber, cowrie shells, cord, pigment

Classification

Masks

Dimensions

27 1/4 x 5 x 8 in. (69.2 x 12.7 x 20.3 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Drs. Noble and Jean Endicott

Accession Number

1992.136.1

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