This collection item does not have a name in the language of origin. If you know the name or have comments, use this form to contact the data-providing institution.

Buffalo head

"Wooden ox head mask" Shape: Completely beaded Colour: Blue, white English: Buffalo Head Batibo, Cameroon, 19th century wood, fabric, glass, plant fibres height 71cm (28in)

This content was machine-translated
Data Provider
Ethnologisches Museum Show original at data provider

Cataloguing data

Object type
Mask
Dimensions
Height: 23 cm
Width: 70 cm
Depth: 30 cm
Weight: 8,3 kg
Material/Technique
Wood, Textile, Plant fibre , Glass bead
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 21154

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    19th century
    where
    Cameroon
    Northwest region
    Batabi (near Bali)
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    Donation 1907
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

Information about the record

Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
This content was machine-translated
Version: 2.5 / 7.5