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Buffalo mask, Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke, Size: H: 46,5 cm (H: 18.3 inch), ID: 3042262
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Lot 337
87th Tribal Art Auction

Buffalo mask ·  Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke · ID: 3042262

sold EUR 1,200
Provenance
Heinz Geisler, Heidelberg, Germany
Size
H: 46,5 cm
H: 18.3 inch

Description

wood, shiny dark brown patina, kaolin, slanted eyes, accentuated forehead/nose ridge, open snout with big teeth, min. dam., traces of insect caused damage and abrasion, cracks.
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.

Africa
Masks

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