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Male Mask

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
Not on view
Locations
  • Storage - Long-term   Demo Museum (Hanover Square), East Wing, African
ProvenanceFormerly in the collection of Gaston de Havenon.
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