mask, unrecorded Ejagham or Widekum artist

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unrecorded Ejagham or Widekum artist, mask
unrecorded Ejagham or Widekum artist
circa 1930
mask, circa 1930
Where object was made: Cameroon
Material/technique: clay; pigment; human hair; carving; wood
Dimensions:
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 35 x 21 x 17 cm
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 13 3/4 x 8 1/4 x 6 11/16 in
Credit line: Gift of Larry W. Welling
Accession number: 2007.3140
Not on display

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Exhibition Label: "For Life's Sake: Arts from Africa," Oct-1983, Reinhild Kauenhoven Janzen "Masks can be understood as repositories of spiritual forces which become alive and effective in the audio-kinetic setting of the rites of a given community." (Paul Gebauer)