Zemanek-Münster

Anthropomorphic helmet mask

Cameroon Grassfields, Kom / Babanki
sold EUR 400
Provenance
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 22 April 1997, Lot 347
Werner Zintl, Worms, Germany
Size
H: 38 cm
H: 15.0 inch

Description

wood, kaolin,

This mask was worn on the head, which was completely wrapped in a net-like fabric through which the dancer could see. He wore a traditional robe of royal blue and white fabric and foot rattles.


Comparing literature

Northern, Tamara, Royal Art of Cameroon, The Art of the Bamenda-Tikar, New Hampshire 1973, p. 36, ill. 17 ff.

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