Helmet crest from a nja masquerade
Grassfields artists
Date: ca. 1800–80
Medium: Wood, copper, glass beads, raffia palm, cowrie shells
Dimensions: H. 26 x W. 14 x D. 10 3/4 in. (66 x 35.6 x 27.3 cm)
Classification: Beads-Sculpture
Country: Cameroon
Culture: Bamum kingdom
The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Purchase, Nelson A. Rockefeller Gift, 1967
Met highlightDate range
1800 – 1880
Largest dimension
27.3 cm
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