Helmet Mask (Ngontang)
Object type: Mask
Department: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Culture: Fang peoples
Date: First half of 20th century
Medium: Wood, pigment, kaolin
Dimensions: H. 15 1/4 x W. 10 x D. 9 3/4 in. (38.7 x 25.4 x 24.8 cm)
Classification: Wood-Sculpture
Geography:     Gabon  
Credit line: Gift of Herman and Mollie Schildkrout, 1980
Accession year: 1980
Tags: Faces|Ceremonial Objects