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Head Crest Mask
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Head Crest Mask

Artist/Maker (Artist Unknown)
Date20th century
Mediumwood, pigment, raffia, cane and flashlight bulbs
DimensionsOverall: 17 1/2 x 17 x 17 5/8 in. (44.5 x 43.2 x 44.8 cm)
ClassificationsCostumes and Accessories
Credit LineGift of Alan Potamkin
Terms
    Object number2007.48.28
    On View
    On view
    Collections
    DescriptionPeople of the forest of southern Cameroon and the Tikar of the Eastern Grassfields are descendents of the ancestors of the powerful Bamum Kingdom and numerous smaller chiefdoms of the Bamileke and Western Grassfields. Each village owns a group of head crest masks that appear on occasions that demonstrate the power and authority of the chief.

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