Tonkongba Headdress with Bushcow Horns

Landuma; or Nalu

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Caption

Landuma; or Nalu. Tonkongba Headdress with Bushcow Horns, late 19th or early 20th century. Wood, applied materials, 18 1/2 x 6 x 4 1/2 in. (47.0 x 15.2 x 11.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 71.24.1. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Cultures

Landuma, or Nalu

Title

Tonkongba Headdress with Bushcow Horns

Date

late 19th or early 20th century

Geography

Possible place made: Guinea, Possible place made: Guinea-Bissau

Medium

Wood, applied materials

Classification

Masks

Dimensions

18 1/2 x 6 x 4 1/2 in. (47.0 x 15.2 x 11.4 cm)

Credit Line

Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund

Accession Number

71.24.1

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