Zazaigo Headdress

Mossi

Caption

Mossi. Zazaigo Headdress, late 19th–early 20th century. Wood, paint, cotton textile, vegetable fiber, 28 3/4 x 7 x 11 1/2 in. (73 x 17.8 x 29.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Drs. Israel and Michaela Samuelly, 1992.75.3.

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Culture

Mossi

Title

Zazaigo Headdress

Date

late 19th–early 20th century

Geography

Place made: Kongoussi, Burkina Faso

Medium

Wood, paint, cotton textile, vegetable fiber

Classification

(not assigned)

Dimensions

28 3/4 x 7 x 11 1/2 in. (73 x 17.8 x 29.2 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Drs. Israel and Michaela Samuelly

Accession Number

1992.75.3

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