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1942.13.417

Carved wooden mask with high rounded headdress carved with an openwork design of rosettes with perforated triangles. [DCF Court Team 14/2/2003]

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1942.13.417

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Collection type
Object
Description
Carved wooden mask with high rounded headdress carved with an openwork design of rosettes with perforated triangles. [DCF Court Team 14/2/2003]
Long description
Wooden mask of a face with human features wearing a rounded headdress carved with an openwork design. Carved opening at the mouth showing the teeth and a circular opening at the top. Blackened. [ZM 20/05/2013]
Geographical reference
Cameroon
Africa > Central Africa > Cameroon
Province du Nord-Ouest Bamenda
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1942
Date collected
By 1942
Acquisition information
Donated: 1942
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Process Carved, Process Stained, Process Painted
Dimensions
Height: max 500 mm, Depth: max 280 mm, Width: max 300 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1942.13.417 Other numbers: 217

Search terms: Mask, Death, Ritual and Ceremonial, Funeral Accessory

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