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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 highlight
Date range
1800 – 1880
Largest dimension
27.3 cm
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