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Helmet Mask (epa or elefon)
Helmet Mask (epa or elefon)

Helmet Mask (epa or elefon)

Datelate 19th or early 20th century
MediumWood, metal, beads, string, and pigment
Dimensions37 1/2 x 10 1/4 x 11 in. (95.3 x 26 x 27.9 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Bob Bronson
Object numberG.76.20.3
On View
On view
Published ReferencesEdgar Peters Bowron, ed., Introduction to the Collections (Chapel Hill: published for the North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, by The University of North Carolina Press, 1983), illus. (b-w) 70.

North Carolina Museum of Art Preview (Winter 1986-87), discussed 5, illus. (b-w) 4.

Introduction to the Collections, rev. ed. (Raleigh: North Carolina Museum of Art, 1992), illus. (b-w) 49.
Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection, Reimagined," October 7, 2022–present. Object Rights Statement

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