The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Helmet Mask: Snakes

Helmet Mask: Snakes

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Helmet Mask: Snakes

Date:: 19th century
Geography:: Cameroon, Western Grassfields, West Province
Culture:: Bamileke
Medium:: Wood, kaolin
Dimensions:: H x W: 28 x 18 3/4 in. (71.1 x 47.6 cm)
Classification:: Wood-Sculpture
Credit Line:: Purchase, Louis V. Bell Fund, 1971
Accession Number:: 1971.13

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