Men's Initiation Helmet Mask with Costume

Luena

Caption

Luena. Men's Initiation Helmet Mask with Costume, 20th century. Wood, vegetable fiber, a) Helmet Mask (with attached fiber): 14 1/2 x 8 1/4 x 10 in. (36.8 x 21 x 25.4 cm) b) Body Costume : 55 x 14 in. (139.7 x 35.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Josephine Levitt, 2004.108.4a-b. Creative Commons-BY

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Culture

Luena

Title

Men's Initiation Helmet Mask with Costume

Date

20th century

Geography

Place made: Angola

Medium

Wood, vegetable fiber

Classification

(not assigned)

Dimensions

a) Helmet Mask (with attached fiber): 14 1/2 x 8 1/4 x 10 in. (36.8 x 21 x 25.4 cm) b) Body Costume : 55 x 14 in. (139.7 x 35.6 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Josephine Levitt

Accession Number

2004.108.4a-b

Rights

Creative Commons-BY

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