Aka

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Elephant mask

This head mask has been made from dark blue, lined cotton fabric. It represents an elephant mask, Aka. At the front and back, wide lengths of fabric with a red border hang down. The mask has two disc-shaped ears and is richly embroidered with white, purple, light blue and yellow pearls.

Data Provider
Museen Freiburg Show original at data provider

Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Bamileke
Object type
Maske
Dimensions
Width: 240.0 mm
Length: 1400.0 mm
Material/Technique
Wood, Glass beads, Cotton, Knitting
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
I/2116

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    1900 - 1963
  • Change of physical control or legal title
    where
    Africa (location/origin)
    Cameroon (location/origin)
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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Legal status metadata
CC0 1.0 DEED
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