Anthropomorphic mask · Cameroon Grassfields, Bamum · ID: 3030867
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Provenance
Inge Hett, Berlin, GermanySize
H: 35 cm
H: 13.8 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, remains of kaolin, large eyes underneath roof-like protruding curved brows, a big nose with inflated nostrils flanked by extremely bulging cheeks, a narrow snout-like mouth with big irregular teeth below, slightly dam., minor missing parts, cracks, paint rubbed off
Comparing literature
Gebauer, Paul, Art of Cameroon, New York 1979, ill. P7 f.