Helmet
late 19th/early 20th century
Object PlaceCameroon
Medium/TechniqueCotton plain weave, skin, raffia basket
DimensionsDiameter and length: 22.9 cm (9 in.)
Brushed metal stand: 17.5 x 17.5 cm (6 7/8 x 6 7/8 in.)
Brushed metal stand: 17.5 x 17.5 cm (6 7/8 x 6 7/8 in.)
Credit LineMarshall H. Gould Fund
Accession number2011.481
On View
Not on viewClassificationsCostumes
Collections
ProvenanceApril 5, 2006, sold by Douglas Dawson Gallery, Chicago, to a private collector; 2011, consigned by this private collector to Andres Moraga Textile Art, Berkeley, CA; 2011, sold by Andres Moraga to the MFA. (Accession date: September 21, 2011)
19th century
first half of 20th century
19th century
about 1900
about 1960
early 15th century
about 1900
late 19th century
about 1900