Zemanek-Münster

Dance crest in shape of a rooster

Cameroon Grassfields, Bamum
sold EUR 800
Provenance
Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany
German 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.


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