Face Mask

Unidentified maker (Cameroon)

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late 19th-20th century

Beads, cloth, vegetal fiber, and wood

Overall: 12 3/8 × 10 15/16 in. (31.5 × 27.8 cm)

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

990.53.27151

Geography

Place Made: Cameroon, Central Africa, Africa

Period

19th century

Object Name

Ceremonial Artifact: Mask

Research Area

Africa

Not on view

Provenance

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

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