Buffalo mask · Cameroon Grassfields, Bamum · ID: 3034898
Description
wood, entirely coated with coarse sacking, dyed in blue in the facial area, embroidered with cowrie snails, bead applications reforming the contours of the mask, the stylized horns accentuated by red fabric, slightly dam., minor tears in the fabric, minor missing parts in the wood backside, metal socle;
buffalo masks are part of nearly every masquerade of the secret societies. The buffalo is associated with strength, courage and power - attributes every king should have.
The object Buffalo mask with the object ID 3034898 was last part of the auction 73rd tribal art auction at May 25, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 305 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,700.
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Publications
Larroque, O., M. Nougarède, Vaca Bruto, Du Quotidien Au Sacré, Taureaux d'Afrique Noire, Nimes 2010, p. 128, ill. 69
Exhibition
"Vaca Bruto", Musée des Cultures Taurines, Nimes, 13.5. - 31.10.2010