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Color corrected by Pat Cagney.
Suruku (Hyena Mask)
Color corrected by Pat Cagney.
Color corrected by Pat Cagney.

Suruku (Hyena Mask)

Artist Bamana peoples (Malian)
CultureAfrican | Bamana
DateEarly- to mid-20th century
MediumWood
DimensionsOverall: 21 1/2 x 6 in. (54.6 x 15.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.2391
Collections
On View
Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 110
DescriptionMask in the form of a hyena, made by the Bambera (currently referred to as Bamana), an ethnic group in southwest Mali. Made of wood and pigment.

Label TextBamana Peoples Malian Hyena Mask, early- to mid-20th century Wood, 21 1/2 x 6 in. Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.2391Published ReferencesDon Harrison, "Art Unveiled," _Coastal Virginia Magazine,_ April 2014, 52.
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II digital slr-2009.
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