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Headdress

Made By Bamum Cultural Group (Cameroon, West Africa)
CultureBamum, Babanki, or Oku
Date19th-20th century
Mediumwood and pigment
Dimensions13 x 9 x 11 in. (33 x 22.9 x 27.9 cm)
Classification(s)
  • AFRICAN
Credit LineGift of Dr. Oliver E. and Pamela F. Cobb, Class of 1952
Terms
  • face
  • mask
  • spider
Object numberM.2011.21.5
On View
Not on view
Exhibition History"Cameroon: An Exhibition of Art from the William and Robert Arnett Collection". Charlotte, NC: The Mint Museum, January 16-March 20, 1977
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