Wooden helmet mask depicting a human head; the face has round cheeks and a protruding forehead, nose, and mouth. The lips are parted to reveal teeth, with an almond-shaped opening carved through the wood in the centre. A hole is bored through the wood on the centre of the chin. The eyes are almond-shaped and opened wide, with curved lines incised above each to resemble eyebrows. Near the eyes are U-shaped ears on either side of the head, with a semicircular hole bored through the wood in the centre of each. The figure appears to be wearing a tall, intricate headdress composed of many curved lines, with carved-out sections of wood on either side, that connect to circles, ovals, or semicircles.

• Narrative

  Donated to the Kelowna Museum (now the Okanagan Heritage Museum) in 1996 by Dorian Rae.

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• Type of Item mask
• Culture Bamum
• Material wood, stain
• Measurements height 59.3 cm, width 40.4 cm, depth 29.0 cm (overall)

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• Previous Owner Okanagan Heritage Museum
• Received from Okanagan Heritage Museum

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• Made in Cameroon

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• Ownership Date before September 14, 2022
• Acquisition Date on September 14, 2022

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• Condition good
• Accession Number 3595/0006