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Face mask

The following was noted in the museum's main catalogue when this object was received: "Mask made of wood, with 2 long horns painted black and white. A brass fitting around the eye holes. Red cylindrical glass beads are inserted as teeth. Bule (Sasang)".

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Bule (Sasang)
Object type
Face mask
Dimensions
Height: 83 cm
Width: 20 cm
Depth: 12 cm
Weight: 0,9 kg
Material/Technique
Wood, Glass
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 13588

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    19th century
    where
    Cameroon
    who
    Bule (Sasang)
  • Collecting
    who
    Georg Zenker (1855-06-11 - 1922) - Collectors
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    Purchase from Zenker, Georg August 1902
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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