Postcard Kurumba Antelope Headpiece Africa (M7021)

Catalog number: M7021

Postcard Antelope Headpiece, Kurumba, Upper Volta – ethnography, Africa

A postcard issued by the Baltimore Museum of Art depicts an ethnographic object – a wooden and raffia mask or headdress in the shape of an antelope. The object comes from the Kurumba region, Upper Volta (present-day Burkina Faso) and is part of the Wurtzburger Collection of African art. The front side features a detailed black-and-white photograph of the artifact. The back side of the postcard contains information in English about the origin and material of the object. The postcard is of interest not only to ethnographic collectors, but also to lovers of African art and museum themes.

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