Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: The Museum Year 2012
The Acquisitions
Art of Asia, Oceania, and Africa: July 2011–June 2012
Headdress
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