Elephant Headdress (Mbap Mteng)

BamilekeWW-1900-014845

1900·Cloth and beads·H.: 137 cm (53 15/16 in.); mounted: 142.3 × 55.9 × 26.7 cm (56 × 22 × 10 1/2 in.)

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Year: 1900
Medium: Cloth and beads
Dimensions: H.: 137 cm (53 15/16 in.); mounted: 142.3 × 55.9 × 26.7 cm (56 × 22 × 10 1/2 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Bamileke

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The Bamileke languages are a group of Eastern Grassfields languages spoken by the Bamileke people in the Western High Plateau of Cameroon.

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Artist: Bamileke
Year: 1900
Medium: Cloth and beads
Dimensions: H.: 137 cm (53 15/16 in.); mounted: 142.3 × 55.9 × 26.7 cm (56 × 22 × 10 1/2 in.)
Watts ID: WW-1900-014845

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