Artist
Unknown African
CultureSalampasu peoples
Titles
- Male Helmet Mask
Date1925–1950
PlaceDemocratic Republic of the Congo, Africa
MediumRaffia, cane, other plant fibers, feathers, paint, and twine
Dimensions44 × 19 × 19 in. (111.8 × 48.26 × 48.26 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Alice Pratt Brown Museum Fund
Object number91.1923
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
203M Sterling Galleries
On view
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Department
African ArtObject Type
Exhibition HistoryDisplayed at The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston,Caroline Wiess Law Building in the Large Sterling Gallery, November 4, 1998-September 1999. Permanent Collection Installation.
Exhibited in "Masks: Faces of Culture," at the Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, Missouri, October 8, 1999 to January 2, 2000; the Field Museum, Chicago, Illinois, February 19 to May 14, 2000; and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 25 to September 17, 2000. Exhibition organized by the Saint Louis Art Museum. (LN:99.5)
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