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Caption

Tusian. Mask, late 19th or early 20th century. Wood, fiber, beans, pitch-like substance, mica?, 21 1/2 x 12 x 3 1/2 in. (54.6 x 30.5 x 8.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Abbott A. Lippman, 74.173.6. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Culture

Tusian

Title

Mask

Date

late 19th or early 20th century

Geography

Place made: Burkina Faso

Medium

Wood, fiber, beans, pitch-like substance, mica?

Classification

Masks

Dimensions

21 1/2 x 12 x 3 1/2 in. (54.6 x 30.5 x 8.9 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Abbott A. Lippman

Accession Number

74.173.6

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