Helmet;Mask / Artist Unknown, African, Tanzania, Makonde

About this Item

Accession Number: 1984/1.262
Title: Helmet;Mask
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Tanzania, Makonde
Artist Nationality: Tanzanian
Medium and Support: wood, horse hair, human hair
Object Creation Date: circa 1950
Object Creation Place: Africa (continent); Tanzania (nation)
Creation Place 1: Africa (continent)
Creation Place 2: Tanzania (nation)
Credit Line: Gift of Prof. and Mrs. Horace M. Miner
Dimensions: 22 cm x 27 cm x 18 cm (8 11/16 in. x 10 5/8 in. x 7 1/16 in.)
Century: 20th century
Primary Object Classification: Costume and Costume Accessory
Primary Object Type: mask
Primary Keywords: head; helmet; masks
Secondary Keywords: biological components; components; components and systems; components by specific context; objects; objects we use; the human body; upper body
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 1467 x 977
File Size: 78 KB
Record: 1984/1.262
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1984-sl-1.262/1984_1.262.jpg

In public portfolios: 108 Study Gallery 2005 (21); Anthropology 338 - 9/21 (32)

Manifest: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/api/manifest/musart:1984-SL-1.262:1984_1.262.JPG

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Full citation: "Helmet;Mask; Artist Unknown, African, Tanzania, Makonde." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1984-sl-1.262/1984_1.262.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024.