Recovered from Cleveland Museum of Art

Helmet Mask

An open-access work filed through African & Global Heritage and Objects with Gravity.

Date: c. 1900
Culture: Africa, Central Africa, Cameroon, Bamum Kingdom, Bamum-style maker
Medium: Wood, kaolin, and organic materials
Object type: Mask
Institution: Cleveland Museum of Art
Object no.: 143173
Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William D. Wixom in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph M. Coe
Dimensions: 733 × 893 px · portrait
Rooms: African & Global Heritage Objects with Gravity

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Suggested credit: Helmet Mask (c. 1900). Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William D. Wixom in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph M. Coe Rights: CC0. https://clevelandart.org/art/1967.151

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A weathered wooden mask depicting a stylized African face wears a complex, circular crest above its head.

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