Male mask - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 73564 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Image | Plant Name | 81.01 ARALIACEAE Polyscias sp | Entry Book Number | 37.1995.2 | |
| Artefact Name | Male mask | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | Cameroon | TDWG Region | Cameroon | ||
| Parts Held | Male mask | Geography Description | Cameroon, Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Foumban | ||
| Uses | Male maskUse: MATERIALS - Wood User: Man | TDWG use | MATERIALS - Wood | ||
| Storage | Bottles etc, outsize | Related Items | |||
| Donor | Adamou NF | Donor No | |||
| Donor Date | Donor Notes | ||||
| Collector | Rumball N | Collector No | 40 | ||
| Collection Notes | Collection Date | 00/10/1995 | |||
| Exhibition | Expedition | ||||
| Number Components | Publication | ||||
| Notes: | One of a pair of wooden masks - male and female - purchased from Nji Fifen Adamou, a travelling salesman who visited Limbe Botanic Garden. (Cost 250 French francs for the two). Made at Foumban. Not simply made for tourists. This type of mask is part, of an ancient culture, and each mask is heavy with symbolism. | ||||