Helmet Mask (Empoli)

CultureKota (Bakota, Kuta) peoples
Titles
  • Helmet Mask (Empoli)
Date1900–1950
PlaceGabon or Congo, Africa
MediumWood, paint, and raffia
Dimensions23 3/4 × 13 × 14 1/4 in.

Credit LineGift of D. and J. de Menil
Object number64.9
Not on view

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Department
African Art
Provenance[J. J. Klejman (1906–1995), New York]; purchased by John de Menil (1904–1973) and Dominique de Menil (1908–1997), Houston; given to MFAH, 1964.

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