id:			152164
accession number:	1985.1082
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1985.1082
updated:		2024-03-26 01:59:54.551000

Mask (mbap mteng): Elephant (aka), early 1900s. Africa, Central Africa, Cameroon, Grassfields region, Bamileke-style maker. Cotton, burlap, glass beads, twine, leather, and wood; overall: 139.7 x 50.8 x 19.1 cm (55 x 20 x 7 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund 1985.1082

title:				Mask (mbap mteng): Elephant (aka)
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creation date:			early 1900s
creation date earliest:		1900
creation date latest:		1925
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creditline:			The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund
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culture:	Africa, Central Africa, Cameroon, Grassfields region, Bamileke-style maker
technique:	Cotton, burlap, glass beads, twine, leather, and wood
department:	African Art
collection:	African Art
type:		Mask
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measurements: Overall: 139.7 x 50.8 x 19.1 cm (55 x 20 x 7 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Object in Focus: Elephant Mask (Bamileke People-Cameroon)
	opening date:   1998-12-01T00:00:00
	<i>Object in Focus: Elephant Mask (Bamileke People-Cameroon)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 1, 1998-January 31, 1999).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': '<em>African art rotation</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (June 20, 2011–October 28, 2013),', 'opening_date': '2011-06-20T04:00:00Z'}

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PROVENANCE

	L. Kahan Gallery Inc., New York.
	date: ?–1985
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art by purchase
	date: 1985–
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Dr. Kristen Laciste, "Elephant Mask (Bamileke Peoples)," in <em>Smarthistory</em>, June 7, 2023, <a href="https://smarthistory.org/elephant-mask-kuosi-society-bamileke-peoples-cameroon/">https://smarthistory.org/elephant-mask-kuosi-society-bamileke-peoples-cameroon/</a>.
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	url:		https://smarthistory.org/elephant-mask-kuosi-society-bamileke-peoples-cameroon/

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IMAGES

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