Helmet Mask

early 1900s Overall: 33 x 63.5 x 41.9 cm (13 x 25 x 16 1/2 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1971.66

Deliberately distorted and exaggerated facial features reflect the awesome powers of a great chief. The quadrupeds on the mask’s head suggest the close association between the leopard and the king. In the Cameroon grasslands, masks are typically related to a regulatory society...

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