Helmet Mask (Empoli)
Artist
Unknown African
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 ArtObject Type
Published References "The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston: A Guide to the Collection," 1981, intro. by William C. Agee, entry by Dr. Leon Seroto, No. 343, p. 212.
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1900–1950
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1865–1935
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1900–1950
Cotton cloth, flannel, glass beads, raffia cloth, indigo dye, and cane (?)
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1865–1900
Wood, sacrificial matter, metal, nails, and animal hide
89.261
