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1946.6.82

Carved wooden mask of face with openwork headdress. [ZM 21/05/2013]

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1946.6.82

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Collection type
Object
Description
Carved wooden mask of face with openwork headdress. [ZM 21/05/2013]
Long description
Wooden mask of a face with full cheeks and a carved open mouth showing the teeth, which are pointed. The openwork headdress looks like a floral design (these type of design in the literature is often said to be a depiction of spiders). For the rims of the eyes, ears, eyebrows and the outline of the headdress design the wood is unpainted or unstained, the rest of the outer surface is painted or stained black. [ZM 21/05/2013]
Geographical reference
Cameroon
Africa > Central Africa > Cameroon
Province du Nord-Ouest Bamenda
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1946
Date collected
By 1946
Acquisition information
Donated: 1946
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Stained
Dimensions
Depth: max 280 mm, Width: max 325 mm, Length: max 533 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1946.6.82

Search terms: Mask, Ritual and Ceremonial, Religion, Ceremonial Object, Religious Object