Warriors Association Mask (Agwe Chaka)

Unidentified Widekum maker

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20th century

Wood, leather, bamboo, antelope hide, and raffia palm rib

Overall: 16 15/16 × 8 7/8 in. (43 × 22.5 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Harry A. Franklin Family Collection

990.53.27139

Geography

Place Made: Upper Cross River region, Cameroon, Central Africa, Africa

Period

20th century

Object Name

Ceremonial Artifact: Mask

Research Area

Africa

Not on view

Exhibition History

Correspondences: African Sculpture at the Hood Museum of Art, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, October 12, 1996-March 2, 1997.

Faces of Culture: Masks from the Permanent Collection of the Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, November 1, 1991-November 1, 1993.

Provenance

Harry A. Franklin, about 1950; to Valerie Franklin (daughter), 1983; given to present collection, 1990.

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