Loma and Kpelle
Male Mask with Headdress (Kpakologi Sineï/Niamu/Ngamu)
Loma/Kpelle, 1900-1966
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Male Mask with Headdress (Kpakologi Sineï/Niamu/Ngamu)
Loma/Kpelle, 1900-1966
Physical Qualities
Wood, feathers, fiber, fur, cowrie shells, copper alloy, hide, 25 9/16 × 11 × 9 13/16 in. (65 × 28 × 25 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of A. Harvey and Phyllis K. Schreter, Baltimore
Object Number
1991.390
Mask with headdress of feathers, headband of red cloth decorated with rows of cowrie shell alternating with circles of cowrie shells. Cloth attached to sides of mask, articulated jaw. Remnants of hide beard. Metal discs cover eye holes. Fur comes out of head band.
"Beyond Flight: Birds in African Art," Dec 20, 2017 - June 17, 2018, BMA, Kevin Tervala.
