Male Mask
Date1850/1950
Object PlaceCameroon, Central Africa, Africa
MediumWood, ocher, brass tacks
ClassificationsSculpture
Dimensions62 1/2 inches (158.75 cm)
Credit LineFounders Society Purchase, Eleanor Clay Ford Fund for African Art
Object number78.41
DescriptionWooden male mask with flat head on long cylindrical neck on top of one piece yoke to fit over dancer's head and shoulders. Surface covered with dots and linear patterns in ochre and some brass tacks.On View
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c. 1850
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