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Caption

Mossi. Doll, late 19th to early 20th century. Leather, cowrie shells, thread, H: 6 in. (15.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Abbott A. Lippman to the Jennie Simpson Educational Collection of African Art, 72.172.2. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Culture

Mossi

Title

Doll

Date

late 19th to early 20th century

Geography

Place made: Burkina Faso

Medium

Leather, cowrie shells, thread

Classification

(not assigned)

Dimensions

H: 6 in. (15.2 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Abbott A. Lippman to the Jennie Simpson Educational Collection of African Art

Accession Number

72.172.2

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