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Object type
mask
Materials
vegetal fibre, textile
Legend
This bobo mask may be a Kele, one of the incarnations of the powerful Dwo. J. Houzeau de Lehaie and Father M. Olbrechts purchased it on 28 April 1933 in their hotel in Bobo-Dioulasso where the Bobo had come to offer objects for sale.
Place of collecting
Burkina Faso
Culture
Bobo
Field collector
Frans M. Olbrechts (°1899 - †1958)
Acquisition related person
Royal Museums for Art and History - Brussels, as exchange
Date of acquisition
1967-12-29
Dimensions
circa 100 cm x 40 cm
Inventory number
EO.1967.63.77
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