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Visages de Masques V, Bamiléké-Kwele Gorilla Mask
Artist
Hervé Youmbi
(Central African Republic, b. 1973)
Date2019-2020
Dimensionsvariable dim
Classification(s)
- SCULPTURE
Credit LineMuseum purchase, Karl E. Weston Memorial Fund
Terms
- dance
- ceremony
Object numberM.2025.9
DescriptionBamiléké-Kwele gorilla Ku'ngang mask, 2019-20
Series:Visages de masques (V)
Multimedia installation including:
Bamiléké-Kwele mask in the form of a Gorilla mask, 2019-20
produced in the workshops of Alassane Mfouapon (carver), Frédéric Feudjeueck (coffiure), and Marie Kouam (beader).
wood, human hair, glass beads, cowrie shells, pigment, and cloth
dimensions: 160 x 28 x 38 cm
Visages de masques V. (Bamiléké-Kwele mask in the form of a Gorilla mask)
Video: View the "ethnographic film"
Duration: TC 3 mins 1 second
Dimension variable
Ed: 1 + 1AP
Shippping crate
wood, metal hardware
dimensions variable
Field photograph
Fine Art Pigment print on Epson Hot Press Cotton Rag 330 gsm Paper
48.3 cm x 38 cm/ 19" x 15"
Edition, 5 +2 AP
Museum labels, shipping documents
Series:Visages de masques (V)
Multimedia installation including:
Bamiléké-Kwele mask in the form of a Gorilla mask, 2019-20
produced in the workshops of Alassane Mfouapon (carver), Frédéric Feudjeueck (coffiure), and Marie Kouam (beader).
wood, human hair, glass beads, cowrie shells, pigment, and cloth
dimensions: 160 x 28 x 38 cm
Visages de masques V. (Bamiléké-Kwele mask in the form of a Gorilla mask)
Video: View the "ethnographic film"
Duration: TC 3 mins 1 second
Dimension variable
Ed: 1 + 1AP
Shippping crate
wood, metal hardware
dimensions variable
Field photograph
Fine Art Pigment print on Epson Hot Press Cotton Rag 330 gsm Paper
48.3 cm x 38 cm/ 19" x 15"
Edition, 5 +2 AP
Museum labels, shipping documents
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