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English: Helmet Mask for Sande Society
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| Title |
English: Helmet Mask for Sande Society |
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| Description |
English: Head with C-shaped ears, small slit incised eyes, and open circular incised mouth. Headdress consists of parallel corn rows positioned from front to back and parallel neck rings arranged horizontally across base of headdress in rear. In the back of the headdress, there is a knob-like form for each corn row. Below these terminals are two neck rings. The corn rows consist of three high ridges on the crown and eight lower ridges on either side of the crown. The mask has been coated with tar to darken it. Around the base are several small holes for fastening. Condition: General condition good; however many small cracks in tar coating. |
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| Date |
English: early 20th century |
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| Dimensions | 16 1/2 x 9 x 10 in. (41.9 x 22.9 x 25.4 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current location |
Arts of Africa collection South Gallery, 1st Floor |
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| Credit line | Gift of Blake Robinson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source/Photographer | Online Collection of Brooklyn Museum; Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1998.80.2_transpc002.jpg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Permission (Reusing this file) |
  This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license. Attribution: Brooklyn Museum
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