Personal Devotional Figure
Artist/Maker
Baulé people
(Ivory Coast)
Datenot dated
Mediumwood, cotton, paint and kaolin
DimensionsOverall: 10 x 2 7/8 x 2 1/2 in. (25.4 x 7.3 x 6.4 cm)
ClassificationsVisual Works
Credit LineGift of Alan Potamkin
Terms
Object number2007.48.81
DescriptionPersonal devotional figure with its head in the form of a men's Bo Nun Amuin mask. Bo Nun Amuin is a powerful spirit creature of the bush controlled by the men of the community. Alternatively, this may be a figure of the monkey-headed god, Mbra. Either way, its owner can carry it when he travels.On View
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