Antelope Helmet Mask

CultureBobo

Date20th century

MediumWood and pigment

DimensionsOverall: 22 × 8 × 28 inches (55.88 × 20.32 × 71.12 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Jedel Family Foundation

Object number2000.27.3

On View

On view

Gallery Location

Collections

African Art

Terms

DescriptionThis helmet mask is in the shape of an antelope head. The mouth is open, the eyes are pierced circles, the ears are elongated, and the large horns curve backwards. Geometric forms are shallowly carved into the mask's surface, which is pigmented black, white, and red.Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Survival of the Fittest: Picturing Wildlife and Wilderness, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, March 22-August 24, 2025.

Provenance

Harrison Jedel (1924-2016), Kansas City, MO, by 2000;

His gift, through the Jedel Family Foundation, to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2000.

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