Mask
Artist Unidentified
20th century
Object PlaceWestern Grassfields, Cameroon
Medium/TechniqueWood, pigment
Dimensions38.73 cm (15 1/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of William E. and Bertha L. Teel
Accession number1994.402
On View
Not on viewClassificationsMasks
Collections
Interlocking spiders and chameleons surmount the gorilla head on this mask, worn in dances that stressed the power of the chief. The mask represents Mabu, one of the chief's emissaries.
ProvenanceApril, 1984, acquired in Cameroon. October, 1984, sold by Harris Brown Gallery, Boston, to William and Bertha Teel, Marblehead, MA; 1994, partial gift of William and Bertha Teel to the MFA; 2014, acquired fully with the bequest of William Teel to the MFA. (Accession Dates: January 26, 1994 and February 26, 2014)
Artist Unidentified
Artist Unidentified
