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Bush Buffalo Mask, early-mid 1900s (wood, fibers)

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CVL499752
Image title
Bush Buffalo Mask, early-mid 1900s (wood, fibers)
Artist
Sudanese School, (20th century) / Sudanese
Location
Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA
Medium
wood, fibers
Dimensions
69.8 cms
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Among the Bwa people, masks with human, animal, and fantastic traits typically represent protective bush spirits. This mask’s horns and muzzle identify it as a bush buffalo. Masked dancers appear during the dry season on the occasion of initiations, funerals of elders, market days, harvest celebrations, and annual renewal rituals to protect the well-being of the community.

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Photo © Cleveland Museum of Art / Gift of Katherine C. White / Bridgeman Images
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20th century / wood (material) / material / mask / spirit / african / africa / western sudan / spirits / horns / buffalo / possibly bwa people / wood-carving
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Largest available format 4096 × 6064 px 3 MB
Dimension [pixels] Dimension in 300dpi [mm] File size [MB]
Large 4096 × 6064 px 347 × 513 mm 2.8 MB
Medium 692 × 1024 px 59 × 87 mm 621 KB

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