Walker Evans
Helmet Crest Mask, Cameroon, Bekon Peoples

Helmet Crest Mask, Cameroon, Bekon Peoples

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Helmet Crest Mask, Cameroon, Bekon Peoples
Helmet Crest Mask, Cameroon, Bekon Peoples
ArtistAmerican, 1903–1975
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Helmet Crest Mask, Cameroon, Bekon Peoples
Date1936
PlaceCameroon, Africa
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 9/16 × 7 5/8 in. (24.3 × 19.3 cm)
Sheet: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Brown Foundation Accessions Endowment, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.1010
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceArtist's estate
Exhibition HistoryExhibited in, "American Vision: Photographers from the East, Selections from the Manfred Heiting Collection purchased by the Brown Foundation for the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston from August 23-December 29, 2003.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Stamped in black, verso of sheet, lower right, with pencil insertions: "Walker Evans / XX / 330"

Inscribed in pencil, verso of sheet: "330 / 2s"
Inscribed in pencil, verso of sheet, lower left: "279"
The photograph is unsigned.

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