Zemanek-Münster

Elephant mask

Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke
not available anymore
Size
H: 54,5 cm
H: 21.5 inch

Description

sacking, dyed in black and red, bonnet-shaped, with bands of fabric to the front and to the back, embroidered with polychrome glass beads, big disc-shaped ears, facial features formed by bulges of fabric, circular openings for the mask-dancer to look through, min. dam., minor missing parts, slight traces of usage, on base


Comparing literature

Northern, Tamara, The Art of Cameroon, Washington D.C. 1984, ill. 97

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