Helmet Mask
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Helmet Mask (early 1900s). Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William D. Wixom in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph M. Coe Rights: CC0. https://clevelandart.org/art/1971.66

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Deliberately distorted and exaggerated facial features reflect the awesome powers of a great chief. The quadrupeds on the mask’s head suggest the close association between the leopard and the king. In the Cameroon grasslands, masks are typically related to a regulatory society that guards ancestral mores; society members wear the masks and dance in the secrecy of the night.

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A weathered, dark wood mask depicting a stylized African face with prominent features and elaborate headdress.

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