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Title |
Helmet Mask (Bwoom) |
Date |
/ / |
Year Range from |
1800 |
Year Range to |
1960 |
Medium |
Wood with pigment, sheet copper, cowrie shells, fur, beads, fabric, hair |
Dimensions |
H-17.75 W-11.25 D-18.75 inches |
Accession Number |
96.56 |
Department |
AFRICAN |
Description |
Kuba mask divided into several sections with beads along bridge of nose and around eyes and mouth, fur piece extended from chin and cowrie shells around bottom of face and on top of head and back. Wood with sheet copper, cowrie shells, fur, beads, fabric, seed pods, and hair. Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 19th-20th century. |
Credit line |
Josephine and Sol Levitt |
Search Terms |
1800s 1900s 19th Century 20th Century Africa: Sub-Saharan Diversity African Beads Carving Copper Cowrie Shells Democratic Republic of the Congo Fur Hair Kuba Mask Mask Sculpture Seed Pods Wooden |