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Helmet Mask

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Helmet Mask

Date:: 19th–20th century
Geography:: Cameroon, Western Grassfields region
Culture:: Bum
Medium:: Wood, cane, pigment (?)
Dimensions:: H. 15 x W. 8 5/8 in. (38.1 x 21.9 cm)
Classification:: Wood-Sculpture
Credit Line:: The Bryce Holcombe Collection of African Decorative Art, Gift of Bryce Holcombe, 1976
Accession Number:: 1976.411

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