Mask
late 19th or early 20th century
Kom
Arts of Africa
Cameroonian masks usually carry gender associations. This is a male mask, identified by its headdress and beard. Frequently worn in ensemble performances, such masks can be seen at funeral celebrations of elders and other prominent people, as well as at annual festivals demonstrating loyalty to the fon, or king.
- Maker/Artist
- Kom
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- Wood, hair, accumulated/applied materials
- Medium
- wood, hair, accumulated, applied, materials
- Locations
- Place made: Grassfields region, Northwest Province, Cameroon
- Dimensions
- 17 x 9 1/2 x 5 3/4 in. (43.2 x 24.2 x 14.6 cm)
- Departments
- Arts of Africa
- Accession Number
- 74.66.3
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Friede
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
- Museum Location
- This item is not on view
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