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Anthropomorphic helmet mask "agwe", Cameroon Grassfields, Widekum, Size: H: 39 cm (H: 15.4 inch), ID: 3051888
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3051888
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Anthropomorphic helmet mask "agwe" ·  Cameroon Grassfields, Widekum · ID: 3051888

Price EUR 3,000
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Provenance
Albert Bayet, field collected in 1968
Thomas Bayet, Brussels, Belgium
Belgian Private Collection
David Serra, San Cugat del Vallès, Spain
Size
H: 39 cm
H: 15.4 inch

Description

wood, animal skin, base

The Widekum live in the border region of Cameroon and Nigeria - in the western Grassfields, at the headwaters of the Cross River.

According to Keith Nicklin, this mask was worn during funeral rites for members of the ‘nchibbe’ - a society of warriors.

Publications

Expo cat.: David Serra, "Imaginaire Tribal 2021", p. 50 - 52

AHDRC: 0182475

Exhibition

Paris, France: "Imaginaire Tribal 2021", During: "Parcours des Mondes 2021", 7-12 September 2021

Africa
Masks

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