Opo Veranda Post Olowe
Olowe of Ise · before 1938
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Modern · № 252
Ram Mask (Bolo)
Bobo-style blacksmith-carver · possibly early 1900s
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Ram Mask (Bolo)
The Cleveland Museum of Art record supplies dimensions, gallery location, culture, accession number, medium, and CC0 open-access status. The Zenodo record mirrors the downloadable CC0 Sketchfab GLB (3,197,948 bytes).
- Maker
- Bobo-style blacksmith-carver
- Date
- possibly early 1900s
- Place
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Material
- Wood and paint
- Dimensions
- Overall: 45 x 36 x 36 cm (17 11/16 x 14 3/16 x 14 3/16 in.)
- Current collection
- Gallery 108A African, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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This ram mask was made to be worn. The curled horns sit above openings for a dancer’s eyes; the underside shows the fitting that once rested on a moving human head.
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- Maker
- Bobo-style blacksmith-carver
- Date
- possibly early 1900s
- Place
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Material
- Wood and paint
- Dimensions
- Overall: 45 x 36 x 36 cm (17 11/16 x 14 3/16 x 14 3/16 in.)
- Current collection
- Gallery 108A African, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Rights
- CC0 1.0
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