jun 4, 1923 - 178 Aka elephant mask
Description:
19th to 20th century CEWood, woven raffia, cloth and beads
Bamileke (Cameroon, western grassfields region)
the job of this mask was to honor the king and bring about social harmony. The society would wear these with a red feather head dress, a leopard skin pelt,and a full body costume.
Added to timeline:
Date:
jun 4, 1923
Now
~ 102 years ago