File:Mask, Possibly Kom peoples, Grassfields region, Cameroon, Late 19th to early 20th century, Wood, encrustation.jpg

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Description This crest mask, in the form of a human face, is of a type found among many Cameroon chiefdoms. That it depicts an important person is indicated by the accurate rendering of a knotted fiber prestige cap, which can only be worn by men of high rank.
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