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Bamileke and Unidentified

Masquerade Costume

1969-1978

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  • Culture: Bamileke
  • Artist Artists: Unidentified

Masquerade Costume

1969-1978

Physical Qualities Raffia palm fiber, fiber-covered pods, 51 H × 33 W in. (129.5 × 83.8 cm.)
Credit Line Anonymous Gift
Object Number 2023.300
Full body costume
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2023; Private collection, by purchase 2016; Andrew Moraga, cat. no. 11
Duncan Clarke, Vanessa Drake Moraga, Sarah Fee, "African Textiles," NY: Abbeville Press Publishers. 2022, pg 344-345, Plate 163

Culture

Bamileke

2000–2000

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Artist Artists

Unidentified

2000-01-01 00:00:00–2000-01-01 00:00:00

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