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Helmet Mask
Helmet Mask

Helmet Mask

Maker Congolese
Maker Kuba
Maker Bena a Mapolo
Maker Dimbelenze
Maker Binji
Object number2001.51
Published ReferencesSeattle Art Museum: Bridging Cultures, London: Scala Publishers Ltd. for the Seattle Art Museum, 2007, p. 49
Credit LineGift of the Christensen Fund
Dimensions16 15/16 x 11 x 11in. (43 x 27.9 x 27.9cm)
MediumWood, polychrome, seeds, raffis, hair
Mask costume (Jipae) (of the rope type also called "Elder Brother")
Mask costume (Jipae) (of the rope type also called "Elder Brother")
Indonesian
Object number: 94.114
Asmat shield
Asmat shield
Asmat
early 20th century
Object number: 2004.238
Image Not Available for Necklace
Necklace
Unknown artist
Object number: 81.17.737
Magician's Rattle
Ndengese culture
Object number: 2001.204
Image Not Available for chest plate
chest plate
Zulu
Object number: 81.17.1286
Image Not Available for Dance skirt
Dance skirt
Kikuyu
Object number: 81.17.991
Vessel with Red (Kisi) Seeds
Vessel with Red (Kisi) Seeds
Zulu
ca. 1935
Object number: 64.205
Rattle
Bushong
Object number: 2001.267
Braided raffia belt with ornament
Kuba
Object number: 2001.352
Lyeengikol'm Necklace
Kuba
Object number: 2001.367
Necklace
Kuba
Object number: 2001.368
Necklace with Pendant
Kuba
Object number: 2001.369