Unidentified

Male Village Crest Mask (ndim-yang)

n.d.

Category
Culture
Bamum or Tikar
Place Made
Cameroon
Materials
Wood, raffia
Measurements
18 1/2 x 9 1/4 x 10 1/2 in (46.99 x 23.495 x 26.67 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Victor K. Kiam
Accession #
77.161
Description

Wood mask with facial features carved in relief out of the concave background. The brows converge over the root of the nose. Prominent cylindrical eyes. Wide mouth, similar to an opened tropical fruit. On the cheeks are flat emblems with unknown geometric symbols. The headdress is comprised of six ridges, and has an animalistic or shell-like appearance.