Mask (mbap mteng): Elephant (aka)
https://clevelandart.org/art/1985.1082
The name given to masks like this, mbap mteng, means "animal with huge ears." In the Cameroon Grassfields kingdoms, the elephant signifies power, authority, prestige, and leadership. The colorful glass beads that decorate the mask’s surface were imported from Venice and Bohemi...
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1985.1082
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