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
On view
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Department
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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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1850–1990
Wood with traces of pigment including kaolin, ochre, and indigo
91.1476
1900–1925
Wood, kaolin, and paint
91.1481
1865–1935
Wood, kaolin, paint, wire, cotton string, and trade cloth
90.401
