Dance crest in shape of a rooster · Cameroon Grassfields, Bamum · ID: 3035604
sold
EUR 800
Provenance
Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, GermanyGerman Private Collection, Hamburg
Size
L: 26 cm
H: 22 cm
L: 10.2 inch
H: 8.7 inch
Description
brass, hollow, drilled holes around the lower rim for attachment, stylized forms, ornamental plumage, rep. (forehead area ?), old age patina;
maskers of the “mbansie” society wore crests in the shape of various types of birds during the “nja” masquerade.