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Male Cap Crest Mask with Fiber and Cowrie Shell Tassel
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAfrican Art

Male Cap Crest Mask with Fiber and Cowrie Shell Tassel

Place CreatedCameroon, Africa
CultureBabanki
Date20th Century
MediumWood, hair, cowrie shells, rope, pigment
Credit LineEx coll. William S. Arnett
Dimensions14 15/16 x 9 7/16 x 6 1/2 in. (38 x 24 x 16.5 cm)
Object number1994.004.240
Label TextMasks from the Cameroon Grassfields were owned by either the men's regulatory society (Kwifoyn) that shared power with the king (Fon), or by lineage groups authorized by the Kwifoyn to perform. The plain headdress and beard identify this as a mask representing a servant.
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Installation, Rotation 3, September 26, 1998 - Spring 2003
Published ReferencesMarcilene K. Wittmer, Cameroon: An Exhibition of African Art from the Collection of William and Robert Arnett (Charlotte, NC: Mint Museum, 1977), 24, number 32.
ProvenanceEx coll. William Arnett (1939-2020), Atlanta, Georgia, by 1977.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • African Art