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Elephant Mask Headdress

2014.03.0854

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Artifact Identification Elephant Mask Headdress   (2014.03.0854)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Personal Symbols
    3. :
  3. Status Symbols
Artist/Maker None
Geographic Location
Period/Date N/A
Culture Bamileke

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Height) 28 cm
Dimension 2 (Diameter) 15.3 cm
Dimension 3 (N/A) N/A
Weight 296 g
Measuring Remarks None
Materials Plant--Fiber, Animal--Feather, Pigment
Manufacturing Processes Textile--Hand/Loom Woven, Textile--Dyed
Munsell Color Information N/A

Research Remarks

Published Description N/A
Description N/A
Comparanda N/A
Bibliography

Northern, Tamara. The Sign of the Leopard: Beaded Art of Cameroon. Storrs: University of Connecticut, 1975.

Artifact History

Archaeological Data N/A
Credit Line/Dedication Lynn and Michael Noel Collection
Reproduction N/A
Reproduction Information N/A

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