BEADED LEOPARD 109 FIG. 1 (left): Elephant society mask. Bamileke, Cameroon. Cloth, glass beads. H: 148 cm. Collection of Polly and Edward Renwick. Image courtesy of the New Orleans Museum of Art, EL.2011.81. FIG. 2 (above): Beaded leopard pelt. Bamileke, Grasslands, Cameroon. Leopard skin (presumably Panthera pardus pardus), polychrome glass beads, woven cotton fabric, natural dye, cowries, camwood powder, other materials. 183 (including tail) x 111 cm. Gift of David and Meghan Potter, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, inv. #2013.85.1. Photo courtesy of Sotheby’s, Paris. FIG. 3 (left): The Chief of Dschang, Cameroon. Photo attributed to A. T. M. Lawio (possibly Lawson). C. 1925. Photo postcard. 14 x 8.7 cm. Holly W. Ross Postcard Collection.
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