Object Record
Images
Metadata
Collection |
African Art Collection |
Object Name |
Mask |
Other Name |
Ceremonial Mask |
Catalog Number |
1976.1.16 |
Accession Number |
1976.1 |
Description |
Helmet mask. Double featured, faces on opposite sides. Raised braid design with 2 large cylindrical forms on top. Bulbous cheeks. Carved, open, upward turned mouth. Large nose and bulging eyes under protruding forehead, supporting open coiffure. Remnants of white paint around eyes. |
Subjects |
Africa--Social life and customs. Africa. Art Cameroon Ceremonial objects Helmet Masks Wood carving Wood-carving--Africa--Exhibitions. |