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Exhibition HistoryInaugural installation: African Gallery (210), Palmer Museum of Art, June 1, 2024 – present; African Brilliance: A Diplomat's Sixty Years of Collecting, Palmer Museum of Art, February 8 – May 24, 2020 (closed March 17, 2020 due to the pandemic).Published ReferencesDewey, William J., "Catalogue 12: Mask (Koan), Nuna (Nunama) People, Burkina Faso” African Brilliance: A Diplomat’s Sixty Years of Collecting, Palmer Museum of Art, 2020, https://exhibitions.psu.edu/s/african-brilliance/page/catalogue-12.
Mask
Artist
Unknown artist(s)
Date20th century
MediumWood
DimensionsOverall: 20 3/8 x 8 1/8 x 8 5/8 in. (51.8 x 20.6 x 21.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number2016.75
Collections
ClassificationsDecorative Arts
Object NameDecorative
DepartmentPermanent Collection
CultureNuna people
NationalityBurkinabe or Ghanaian
GeographyBurkina Faso or Ghana, Africa
On View
On viewCentury
- Twentieth