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Color corrected by Pat Cagney.
Kanaga (Mask)
Color corrected by Pat Cagney.
Color corrected by Pat Cagney.

Kanaga (Mask)

Artist Dogon peoples (Malian)
CultureAfrican | Dogon
DateEarly- to mid-20th century
MediumWood | Pigment | Palm fiber
DimensionsOverall: 30 in. (76.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.2396
Collections
On View
Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 110
DescriptionMask made of wood, pigment and palm fiber; made by the Dogon, an ethnic group.

Label TextKanaga Mask Dogon Tribe, Mali Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.2396 Kanga masks were worn in funerary ceremonies. Edited By: DS Edited Date: 10/19/2005 Approved By: MHM Approval Date: 10/19/2005Published ReferencesDon Harrison, "Art Unveiled," _Coastal Virginia Magazine,_ April 2014, 52.
Image scanned and/or photographed, then color-corrected by Pat Cagney.
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