Kono Society Helmet Mask, between 19th and 20th century

  • Bamana, African

Wood, antelope horns, and porcupine quills

  • Overall: 9 × 7 5/8 × 22 3/4 inches (22.9 × 19.4 × 57.8 cm)

Gift of Justice and Mrs. G. Mennen Williams

72.734

Justice and Mrs. G. Mennen Williams

1972-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

African Masterworks In The Detroit Institute of Arts. Washington and London: The Detroit Institute of Arts and Smithsonian Institution Press, 1995, cat. no. 9.

Bamana, African, Kono Society Helmet Mask, between 19th and 20th century, wood, antelope horns, and porcupine quills. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Justice and Mrs. G. Mennen Williams, 72.734.