Skip to main content
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Helmet Mask
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAfrican Art

Helmet Mask

CultureIgbo
Date20th Century
MediumWood, pigment, fiber
Credit LineGift of Charles S. Ackerman and Joanne McGill-Ackerman
Dimensions18 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (47 x 19.1 x 21.6 cm)
Object number2017.032.116
ProvenanceEx coll. Charles S. Ackerman (1933-2017), Atlanta, Georgia, purchased from Charles Jones African Art, Wilmington, North Carolina, March 30, 2007.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • African Art
© Bruce M. White, 2011.
Helmet Mask, Mmuo
19th-20th Century
© Bruce M. White, 2011.
Maiden Spirit Helmet Mask, Agbogho Mmuo
late 19th-early 20th Century
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
Helmet Mask, Mmuo
20th Century
© Bruce M. White, 2006.
Maiden Spirit Helmet Mask (Agbogho Mmuo)
late 19th-early 20th Century
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Janus Helmet Mask
mid 20th Century
© Bruce M. White, 2010.
Helmet Mask (Asufu)
20th Century
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Kponyungo Helmet Mask
20th Century
© Bruce M. White, 2006.
Sowo Initiation Helmet Mask of the Sande Society
late 19th-early 20th Century
© Bruce M. White, 2010.
Helmet Mask (Sowei)
late 19th-early 20th Century
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Poro Gbetu Helmet Mask
late 19th-early 20th Century
© Bruce M. White, 2011.
Face Mask (Mma ji)
20th Century
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Ngoin Female Helmet Crest Mask