Buffalo mask ·  Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke · ID: 3039594

Description

heavy wood, dark brown patina, of elongated form, dominated by strong horns, inflated nostrils and teeth revealing snout, rep. (breakage right horn tip), small missing parts, slight traces of abrasion

The object Buffalo mask with the object ID 3039594 was part of the auction 81st Tribal Art Auction on October 31, 2015. The object with the lot number 387 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,800 with an asking price of EUR 800.

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Comparing literature

Northern, Tamara, Expressions of Cameroon art, Michigan 1986, ill. 55