Bull mask

Artist Unknown artist(s)

Date20th century

MediumWood, raffia, cow horns

DimensionsOverall Inches: 44-5/8 x 14 x 12-3/4 inches; Overall Centimeters: 113.3 x 35.6 x 31.4 cm

Credit LineMuseum purchase

Object number2016.81

Collections

ClassificationsDecorative Arts

Object NameDecorative

DepartmentPermanent Collection

CultureBidjogo people

NationalityBissau-Guinean

GeographyGuinea-Bissau, Africa

On View

On view

Century

Twentieth

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 30: Bull Mask (Dugn'be), Bidjogo People, Bissagos Islands, Guinea-Bissau” African Brilliance: A Diplomat’s Sixty Years of Collecting, Palmer Museum of Art, 2020, https://exhibitions.psu.edu/s/african-brilliance/page/catalogue-30.