Helmet Mask (tönköngba or tabakän)
Kann ich es sehen?
Ja, derzeit ausgestellt
Wo ist „Helmet Mask (tönköngba or tabakän)“ heute? Cleveland Museum of Art, 108A African, Cleveland. Ja, derzeit ausgestellt. Geprüft 29. September 2026.
Öffentlich ausgestellt.
- Geprüft
- Unverändert seit
- Quelle
- Das Museum
Über die Skulptur
It seems that this type of object--once used among various peoples in the region--could have served both as a shrine and as a dance headdress. It would only have been part of a dance when a sacrifice to the ancestors was needed, at a funeral, or during a male initiation. Despite obvious animal references, the type represents an invented composite being that some described as a creature of the sea.
Cleveland Museum of Art
Angaben
- Inventarnummer
- 1969.3
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- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Bild: Cleveland Museum of Art — © the artist or rights holder
