A carved wooden cap mask, possibly a zoomorphic and anthropomorphic blend, also suggested by some literature to represent a Fulani woman.  Mossi peoples, Burkina Faso, West Africa. 
The mask measures 14 x 7 x 6 inches.
Provenance: The Thomas Wheelock Collection, New York. Co-Author of the definitive book on Burkina Faso Arts "Land of the Flying Masks".