Buffalo mask · Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke · ID: 3041020
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Provenance
Wolf Röhricht, Berlin/Munich, GermanySize
H: 52 cm
H: 20.5 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, with raised forehead/nose ridge, slightly dam. (ears, forehead ridge), missing parts (nose, snout), cracks, abrasion of paint;
buffalo masks are part of nearly every masquerade of the"kwifoyn" and lineage mask groups. The buffalo is associated with strength, courage and power - attributes every king should have.
The object Buffalo mask with the object ID 3041020 was last part of the auction 84th Tribal Art Auction at November 5, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 328.
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