COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MIA_.94.2
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MIA_.94.2
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
2003
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2003
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Sculpture
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Sculpture
Object Type
false
Creator Nationality:
Bamileke
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Bamileke
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Bamileke
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Bamileke
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Elephant Mask
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Elephant Mask
Title
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View:
Front
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Front
View
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Creation Date:
c.1 900
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c.1 900
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1895
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1895
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1905
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1905
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Indigo-dyed cotton, glass beads, natural fibers
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Indigo-dyed cotton, glass beads, natural fibers
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Mask
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Mask
Classification Term
false
Dimensions:
54 x 8 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (137.2 x 21.6 x 21.6 cm)
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54 x 8 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (137.2 x 21.6 x 21.6 cm)
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
94.2
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94.2
ID Number
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Credit Line:
The Christina N. and Swan J. Turnblad Memorial Fund
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The Christina N. and Swan J. Turnblad Memorial Fund
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.cfm"target="_new">http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.cfm</a>
Rights
false
Context:
Elephant masks belong to members of the Kuosi society, a secret society of the Bamileke of Cameroon that maintains the political and social order of the kingdom. Membership of the Kuosi society includes royalty and wealthy title-holders, as well as men of warrior status. It is considered a great privilege to wear an elephant mask as it symbolizes force and strength. The Kuosi society performs ceremonies in the elephant masks and other regalia biannually and at the death of one of their members.
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Elephant masks belong to members of the Kuosi society, a secret society of the Bamileke of Cameroon that maintains the political and social order of the kingdom. Membership of the Kuosi society includes royalty and wealthy title-holders, as well as men of warrior status. It is considered a great privilege to wear an elephant mask as it symbolizes force and strength. The Kuosi society performs ceremonies in the elephant masks and other regalia biannually and at the death of one of their members.
Context
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MIA_.26222c.tif
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MIA_.26222c.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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