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Helmet Mask

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Helmet Mask

Date:: 19th century
Geography:: Cameroon, Grassfields
Culture:: Kom peoples, Tikar group
Medium:: Wood, pigment
Dimensions:: H. 24 3/4 x W. 15 3/4 x D. 11 3/4 in. (62.9 x 40 x 29.9 cm)
Classification:: Wood-Sculpture
Credit Line:: Fletcher Fund, 1972
Accession Number:: 1972.4.2

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 352

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