Bwa
Hawk Mask (Duho)
Bwa, 1900
Physical Qualities
Wood, pigment, resin, 46 1/16 x 13 3/4 x 6 5/16 in. (117 x 35 x 16 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Gilbert and Jean Jackson, Potomac, Maryland
Object Number
1995.101
front: central panel of nine rows of black, white and red triangles, raised central circle representing mouth, one circle at each side representing eyes, and a beak from the top extending over mouth; rear: black and white checkerboard. Restoration consists of polyethylene, epoxy and acetone.
"Meditations on African Art: Color," April 18, 2007 - August 19, 2007, BMA, Karen Milbourne.
"Beyond Flight: Birds in African Art," Dec 20, 2017 - June 17, 2018, BMA, Kevin Tervala.
"Beyond Flight: Birds in African Art," Dec 20, 2017 - June 17, 2018, BMA, Kevin Tervala.
Frederick John Lamp, "See the Music Hear the Dance: Rethinking African Art at the Baltimore Museum of Art." New York: Prestel, 2003, p.136, ill.
