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Anthropomorphic helmet mask, Cameroon Grassfields, Kom / Babanki, Size: H: 38 cm (H: 15.0 inch), ID: 3048733
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Lot 79
98th Auction

Anthropomorphic helmet mask ·  Cameroon Grassfields, Kom / Babanki · ID: 3048733

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.

The object Anthropomorphic helmet mask with the object ID 3048733 was last part of the auction 98th Auction at March 26, 2022 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 79 achieved a sales price of EUR 400.

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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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