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Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2021.
Helmet Mask
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2021.
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2021.

Helmet Mask

Artist Suku peoples (Congolese)
CultureAfrican | Suku
DateEarly- to mid-20th century
MediumWood | Pigment | Raffia
DimensionsOverall: 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.2586
Collections
On View
Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 110
DescriptionHelmet mask, made by the Suku, and ethnic group from Zaire.

Color corrected by Pat Cagney.
Suku peoples
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Color corrected by Pat Cagney.
Dogon peoples
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Photograph by Ed Pollard, Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II digital slr-2009.
Senufo peoples
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Color corrected by Pat Cagney.
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Helmet Mask
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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
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Color corrected by Pat Cagney.
Bamana peoples
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Early- to mid-20th century
Color corrected by Pat Cagney.
Yoruba peoples
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Color corrected by Pat Cagney.
Bangwa peoples, Cameroon grassfields
Funerary Figure
Early- to mid-20th century
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Punu peoples
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Early to mid-20th century
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Edo peoples
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Early- to mid-20th century
Image scanned and/or photographed, then color-corrected by Pat Cagney.
Dogon peoples
Kanaga (Mask)
Early- to mid-20th century
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
Basundi Peoples (Zaire)
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19th century-20th century
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