Possibly Kom peoples, Grassfields region, Cameroon
Late 19th to early 20th century
Wood, encrustation
50.2 x 30.5 x 34.3 cm (19 3/4 x 12 x 13 1/2 in.)
2005-6-94, gift of Walt Disney World Co., a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company (cat. no. 59)
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This crest mask, in the form of a human face, is of a type found among many Cameroon chiefdoms. That it depicts an important person is indicated by the accurate rendering of a knotted fiber prestige cap, which can only be worn by men of high rank.
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