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Color corrected by Pat Cagney.
Cap Mask
Color corrected by Pat Cagney.
Color corrected by Pat Cagney.

Cap Mask

Artist Kom peoples, Cameroon grassfields (Cameroonian)
DateEarly- to mid-20th century
MediumWood
DimensionsOverall: 23 x 11 in. (58.4 x 27.9 cm)
ClassificationsAfrican art
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.2389
Terms
  • Ceremonies
  • Cameroon
  • Africa
Collections
On View
On view
DescriptionMask with a square plug in the head, made by the Kom, an ethnic group in the Highlands of Cameroon.

New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Cap Mask
Kom peoples, Cameroon grassfields
Early- to mid-20th century
Color corrected by Pat Cagney.
Funerary Figure
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Early- to mid-20th century
Color corrected by Pat Cagney.
Drum
Cameroon grassfields peoples
Early- to mid-20th century
Color corrected by Pat Cagney.
Mask
Suku peoples
Early- to mid-20th century
Color corrected by Pat Cagney.
Face Mask
Dogon peoples
Early- to mid-20th century
Color corrected by Pat Cagney.
Hyena Mask
Bamana peoples
Early- to mid-20th century
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2021.
Helmet Mask
Suku peoples
Early- to mid-20th century
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II digital slr-2009.
Helmet Mask
Senufo peoples
Early- to mid-20th century
Color corrected by Pat Cagney.
Staff Head
Kuyu peoples
Early- to mid-20th century
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Ntomo Society Face Mask
Marka peoples
Early- to mid-20th century
Color corrected by Pat Cagney.
Reliquary Guardian Figure
Kota peoples
Early- mid-20th century
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2020.
Reliquary Guardian Figure
Kota peoples
Early- mid-20th century
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