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Mask ("Dodo")
Mask ("Dodo")

Mask ("Dodo")

Date20th century
Object number81.17.113
ProvenanceCollection of Toumani Triandé (1928-2001), Burkina Faso; sold to Katherine White (1929-1980), Seattle, Washington, 1969; bequeathed to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 1981
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Documents International: Reflections in the Mirror: A World of Identity, April 23, 1998 - June 20, 1999
Credit LineGift of Katherine White and the Boeing Company
Dimensions16 9/16 x 9 x 12 1/4 in. (42 x 22.9 x 31.1 cm)
MediumGourd, paint, stalks, wire, wood, and string
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