Zemanek-Münster

Elephant mask ·  Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke · ID: 3034348

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Provenance
Engels, Liberia/Australia
Udo Petry, Hohnhorst, Germany
Size
H: 92 cm
H: 36.2 inch

Description

wood, matt dark brown patina, a protruding narrow trunk, flanked by symmetrical arranged, half-circular tusks, slightly dam., insect caused missing parts;
mask with an exclusive status as royal icon.


The object Elephant mask with the object ID 3034348 was last part of the auction 72nd tribal art auction at March 9, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 249.

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Comparing literature

Ross, Doran H. (ed.), Elephant, Los Angeles 1992, p. 250


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