Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: The Museum Year 2012

The Acquisitions

Art of Asia, Oceania, and Africa: July 2011–June 2012


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20th century
Artist Unidentified, African
Overall: 61 x 28 cm (24 x 11 in.)
Wood, fiber, cloth, pigment

Classification: Ceremonial artifacts

Culture: African, Mossi peoples, Burkina Faso

Accession number: 2011.2113

Provenance/Ownership History: About 1967-1969, acquired in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (then Upper Volta) by Drs. Eli and Carolyn Newberger, Brookline, MA; 2011, gift of Drs. Eli and Carolyn Newberger to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 25, 2012)

Gift of Carolyn and Eli Newberger