Royal Elephant Mask (Bajoun) / Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Bamileke
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- Accession Number
- 1997/1.305
- Title
- Royal Elephant Mask (Bajoun)
- Artist Nationality
- Cameroonian
- Medium and Support
- cloth with multi-colored beadwork
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Object Creation Place
- Africa (continent)
- Cameroon (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Cameroon (nation)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
- Dimensions
- 146 cm x 47 cm x 20 cm (57 1/2 in. x 18 1/2 in. x 7 7/8 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Costume and Costume Accessory
- Primary Object Type
- mask
- Secondary Keywords
- african
- african styles by region
- animals
- animals and creatures
- aristocracy
- beads and sets of beads
- beadwork
- cameroon grassfields
- cameroon styles
- costume
- costume by function
- descriptors
- groups of people
- mammals
- nobility
- object genres
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- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- political figures
- social classes
- social classes by specific type
- social groups
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- the natural world
- upper class
- west african styles
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 457 x 1356
- File Size
- 76 KB
- Record
- 1997/1.305
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"Royal Elephant Mask (Bajoun); Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Bamileke." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1997-sl-1.305/1997_1.305.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.