Elephant Mask

CultureBamileke peoples
Titles
  • Elephant Mask
Date1900–1950
PlaceCameroon, Africa
MediumRaffia cloth, indigo dye, glass beads, and cotton cloth
Dimensionso/a on mount: 43 3/4 × 19 × 7 inches (111.2 × 48.3 × 17.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Robert H. Wilson, Jr.
Object number90.557
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
203M Sterling Galleries
On view

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Department
African Art
ProvenanceRobert H. Wilson, Jr., Houston, (1924–2004); given to MFAH, 1990.

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