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"Mask carved from wood, depicting an ox head" Buffalo mask Shape: The mouth is slightly open and two rows of teeth are visible Colour: Black Condition: Good

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Bekom
Object type
Header mask
Dimensions
Height: 75 cm
Width: 33 cm
Depth: 15 cm
Weight: 2 kg
Material/Technique
Wood, Patina
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 20642

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Cameroon
    Grassland
    who
    Bekom
  • Collecting
    who
    Hans Caspar Gans Edler Herr zu Putlitz (1879-06-30 - 1911) - Collectors
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    Donated by Lt. Caspar Hans von Putlitz, Berlin 1906
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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