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Wooden mask (© British Museum)
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© British Museum

Wooden mask

Artist: Cameroons

Location: British Museum

Materials: hardwood

Dimensions: 92 cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £62 (Total: £62)

Review number: 1324 (1943)

Description:
Mask with distended cheeks as used by the Bamileke and Barmum tribes of the grassland region in the interior of the Cameroons.

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