Male Leader Lineage Mask
Unidentified Western Grassfields maker
19th-20th century
Wood, kaolin, and camwood powder
Overall: 14 9/16 in. (37 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College: Harry A. Franklin Family Collection
2019.97.13
Geography/Culture
Africa, Central Africa, Cameroon
Period
20th century
Object Name
Ceremonial Artifact: Mask
Classification
Africa
Not on view
Exhibition History
Expressions of Cameroon Art, The Franklin Collection, Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, Los Angeles, California, February 1-November 15, 1986; Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, Maryland, June 1-September 6, 1987; Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, October 5, 1987-January 3, 1988; Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, Ohio, June 6-September 4, 1988; Flint Institute of Arts, Flint, Michigan, October 3, 1988-January 8, 1989; Palo Alto Cultural Center, Palo Alto, California, October 7-December 31, 1989; California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California, June 5, 1989-Janauary 9, 1990.
Publication History
Tamara Northern, Expressions of Cameroon Art, The Franklin Collection, Los Angeles: The Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, Rembrandt Press, 1986, p. 57, fig. 47.
Tamara Northern, Expressions of Cameroon Art, The Franklin Collection, Los Angeles: The Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, Rembrandt Press, 1986, p. 57, fig. 47.
Provenance
Acquired by Harry A. Franklin (1904-1983), Los Angeles, California, date unknown; bequeathed to the Harry A. Franklin Family Collection, Los Angeles, California, 1983; lent to present collection, 1996; given to present collection, 2019.
Old Number
VF 189; A1780; EL.996.25.30270
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