Monkey Mask with Leopards on Top

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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AMICO~1~1

The AMICA Library

Collection

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AMICA ID:

CMA_.1971.66

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CMA_.1971.66

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:

Africa, Cameroon, grassfields, Kom, early 20th Century

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Africa, Cameroon, grassfields, Kom, early 20th Century

Creator Nationality

false

Creator Name-CRT:

Africa, Cameroon, grassfields, Kom, early 20th Century

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Africa, Cameroon, grassfields, Kom, early 20th Century

Creator Name-CRT

false

Title:

Monkey Mask with Leopards on Top

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Monkey Mask with Leopards on Top

Title

false

Title Type:

Primary

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Primary

Title Type

false

View:

Detail

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Detail

View

false

Creation Date:

c. 1900

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c. 1900

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:

wood and pigment

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wood and pigment

Materials and Techniques

false

Classification Term:

Sculpture

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Sculpture

Classification Term

false

Style or Period:

Africa, Cameroon, grassfields, Kom, early 20th Century

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Africa, Cameroon, grassfields, Kom, early 20th Century

Style or Period

false

Dimensions:

Overall: 33cm x 63.5cm x 41.9cm

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Overall: 33cm x 63.5cm x 41.9cm

Dimensions

false

AMICA Contributor:

The Cleveland Museum of Art

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The Cleveland Museum of Art

AMICA Contributor

false

Owner Location:

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Owner Location

false

ID Number:

1971.66

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1971.66

ID Number

false

Credit Line:

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William D. Wixom in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph M. Coe

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Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William D. Wixom in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph M. Coe

Credit Line

false

Rights:

http://www.clevelandart.org/museum/disclaim2.html

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<a href="http://www.clevelandart.org/museum/disclaim2.html"target="_new">http://www.clevelandart.org/museum/disclaim2.html</a>

Rights

false

Context:

Various kingdoms in Cameroon have royal masking societies that help maintain community values defined by ancestral law. This mask serves as a runner, a messenger, or sometimes as an executioner. In African art, animals are used as metaphors for human actions and qualities: monkeys suggest agility and talkativeness; while leopards -- the primary symbol of royal leadership -- symbolize pride, strength, speed, cunning, and beauty.

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Various kingdoms in Cameroon have royal masking societies that help maintain community values defined by ancestral law. This mask serves as a runner, a messenger, or sometimes as an executioner. In African art, animals are used as metaphors for human actions and qualities: monkeys suggest agility and talkativeness; while leopards -- the primary symbol of royal leadership -- symbolize pride, strength, speed, cunning, and beauty.

Context

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