Artist
Unknown African
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
African ArtObject Type
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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Unknown African
1850–1990
Wood with traces of pigment including kaolin, ochre, and indigo
91.1476
Unknown African
1900–1925
Wood, kaolin, and paint
91.1481
Unknown African
1865–1935
Wood, kaolin, paint, wire, cotton string, and trade cloth
90.401
