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Carved\n\nfrom wood, the mask is distinguished by geometric patterning: its long muzzle ends in an open triangular mouth, concentric circles surround its eyes, and its horns form a nearly perfect circle. The deeply incised wood is\n\ncolored black, red, and white with local natural pigments. Bwa individuals and families commissioned, owned, and danced masks to honor and receive protection from powerful spirits found in nature, including a wide range of animals. Buffalo masquerades are still performed at celebrations, annual renewal ceremonies, gatherings, and initiations. The masked dancer,\n\nwearing a raffia skirt, imitates the movements of a charging buffalo, using two wooden canes to represent the animal’s forelegs as he rapidly tosses his head back and forth.\n","remarks":null},{"texttype":"Online","textpurpose":"Provenance","textentryhtml":"William Wright, New York, ca. late 1970s; [purchased by Michael Oliver, New York]; purchased by Marian and Daniel Malcolm, Tenafly, NJ, September 23, 1981; purchased by the Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, NJ, 2020.","remarks":"Text formatted by Perrin Lathrop, 9/29/2023"}],"datebegin":1900,"sortnumber":"2020   38","published_date":"2026-02-11 14:48:01.682822","objectid":137406,"dimensions":"67.3 × 39.1 × 38.1 cm (26 1/2 × 15 3/8 × 15 in.)\r\nmounted: 96.5 × 39.1 × 38.1 cm (38 × 15 3/8 × 15 in.)\r\nproposed mounted: 102.9 × 39.1 × 38.1 cm (40 1/2 × 15 3/8 × 15 in.)","on_view":true}