Anthropomorphic helmet mask "agwe"
Cameroon Grassfields, Widekum
Price
EUR 3,000
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Provenance
Albert Bayet, field collected in 1968Thomas 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 - 52AHDRC: 0182475