Unidentified

Cap Mask with Articulated Figure (utaturu)

n.d.

Category
Culture
Widekum
Place Made
Cameroon: Upper Cross River Area
Materials
Wood, animal skin, caning, human hair, metal
Measurements
14 x 5 x 6 1/2 in (35.56 x 12.7 x 16.51 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Victor K. Kiam
Accession #
77.152
Description

Figure seated on conical wood base attached to caned ring with caned loops on sides; legs bent at knees and movable arms joined to torso with metal pins; upraised at elbow; three knobular elements down chest and extended navel; broad grimacing mouth with white painted teeth; triangular nose; eyes' insets missing; knobular motifs on forehead and sides of head; human hair attached; head, arms leg, torso, base all covered with taut animal skin with rich dark mahogany patina; mounted on round metal rounded and black wood base.