Figure of a Female

Mossi

Caption

Mossi. Figure of a Female, 20th century. Wood, shell, beads, string, 16 3/4 x 4 1/2 x 3 3/4 in. (42.5 x 11.4 x 9.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Ruth Lippman, 1993.178.5.

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Culture

Mossi

Title

Figure of a Female

Date

20th century

Geography

Place made: Burkina Faso

Medium

Wood, shell, beads, string

Classification

(not assigned)

Dimensions

16 3/4 x 4 1/2 x 3 3/4 in. (42.5 x 11.4 x 9.5 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Ruth Lippman

Accession Number

1993.178.5

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