Mask of a Leopard

CultureKom (Bekom) peoples
Titles
  • Mask of a Leopard
  • Helmet Mask of a Leopard
Date1900–1950
PlaceCameroon, Africa
MediumWood, traces of kaolin paint
Dimensions5 1/2 × 8 × 12 inches

Credit LineThe Dr. Gus K. Nicholson Collection
Object number91.1445
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
203M Sterling Galleries
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Department
African Art
ProvenanceDr. Gus K. Nicholson (1942–1989), Houston, by 1989; by inheritance to his heirs, 1989–1991; given to MFAH, 1991.
Exhibition History“The Private Eye: Selected Works from Collections of Friends of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 11, 1989-August 13, 1989.

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Mask (Bwame society)
1850–1990
Wood with traces of pigment including kaolin, ochre, and indigo
91.1476
Society Mask
1850–1950
Wood with traces of kaolin
91.1475
Mask
1868–1933
Wood with traces of Kaolin pigment with details
84.222
Face Mask of a Good or Beautiful Spirit (okorosia masquerade)
1900–1925
Wood, kaolin, and paint
91.1481
Face Mask of an Antelope (Walu)
1850–1970
Wood, paint (kaolin), and metal
91.1534
Headdress or Lid
1868–1933
Wood, glass beads, tin, string, and traces of paint
75.353
Agbogho Mmwo (Maiden Spirit Helmet Mask)
1865–1935
Wood, kaolin, paint, wire, cotton string, and trade cloth
90.401
Face Mask
1850–1970
Wood, iron (?), and kaolin
91.1537
Face Mask
1850–1970
Wood and kaolin
91.1528
Face Mask
1850–1970
Wood and kaolin
91.1531
Mask
1868–1933
Wood with traces of camwood powder
84.223
Funerary Mask
900–1100 AD
Gold with traces of mercurial oxide and other deposits
80.119