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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 ReferencesPurdy, Janet M., Janet M. Purdy, "Catalogue 18: Crest Mask (Ciwara), Bamana People, Mali” African Brilliance: A Diplomat’s Sixty Years of Collecting, Palmer Museum of Art, 2020, https://exhibitions.psu.edu/s/african-brilliance/page/catalogue-18.
Kanaga mask
Artist
Unknown artist(s)
Date20th century
MediumWood and paint
DimensionsOverall (with base): 40 x 6 3/4 x 9 1/2 in. (101.6 x 17.1 x 24.1 cm)
Other (bottom crossbar): 6 13/16 x 24 7/8 x 1 1/8 in. (17.3 x 63.2 x 2.9 cm)
Other (top crossbar): 6 7/8 x 24 7/8 x 1 3/8 in. (17.5 x 63.2 x 3.5 cm)
Other (bottom crossbar): 6 13/16 x 24 7/8 x 1 1/8 in. (17.3 x 63.2 x 2.9 cm)
Other (top crossbar): 6 7/8 x 24 7/8 x 1 3/8 in. (17.5 x 63.2 x 3.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number2016.76
Collections
ClassificationsDecorative Arts
Object NameDecorative
DepartmentPermanent Collection
CultureDogon people
NationalityMalian
GeographyMali, Africa
On View
On viewCentury
- Twentieth