Mask
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
Cameroonian masks usually carry gender associations. This is a male mask, identified by its headdress and beard. Frequently worn in ensemble performances, such masks can be seen at funeral celebrations of elders and other prominent people, as well as at annual festivals demonstrating loyalty to the fon, or king.
Caption
Kom. Mask, late 19th or early 20th century. Wood, hair, accumulated/applied materials, 17 x 9 1/2 x 5 3/4 in. (43.2 x 24.2 x 14.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Friede, 74.66.3. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Culture
Title
Mask
Date
late 19th or early 20th century
Geography
Place made: Grassfields region, Northwest Province, Cameroon
Medium
Wood, hair, accumulated/applied materials
Classification
Dimensions
17 x 9 1/2 x 5 3/4 in. (43.2 x 24.2 x 14.6 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Friede
Accession Number
74.66.3
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