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Mask
Date: Mid 20th century
Maker: Nuna peoples
Medium: Wood, pigment, metal
Subjects: bird, butterfly, chameleon
Dimensions: H x W x D: 60.5 x 173 x 17 cm (23 13/16 x 68 1/8 x 6 11/16 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Walt Disney World Co., a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company
Geography: Burkina Faso

This mask depicts a butterfly, one of a cast of masquerade characters, and represents a bush spirit. Because butterflies signal the coming of rain, they are connected with the start of the farming season. The plank mask's broad, richly patterned wings and the small birds and chameleons inserted into the upper edge are characteristic of Nuna masks.

On Exhibit: No
Object Number: 2005-6-47