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Color corrected by Pat Cagney.
Helmet Mask
Color corrected by Pat Cagney.
Color corrected by Pat Cagney.

Helmet Mask

Artist Kom peoples, Cameroon grassfields (Cameroonian)
CultureAfrican | Kom
DateEarly- to mid-20th century
MediumWood and patina.
DimensionsOverall: 23 x 11 in. (58.4 x 27.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.2389
Collections
On View
Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 110
DescriptionMask with a square plug in the head, made by the Kom, an ethnic group in the Highlands of Cameroon.

Published ReferencesDon Harrison, "Art Unveiled," _Coastal Virginia Magazine,_ April 2014, 52.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
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Early- to mid-20th century
Color corrected by Pat Cagney.
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Color corrected by Pat Cagney.
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Color corrected by Pat Cagney.
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