Elephant mask "ntshen" · Cameroon Grassfields, Babanki / Bali Nyonga / Oku · ID: 3048471
sold
EUR 2,000
Provenance
Jo de Buck, Brussels, BelgiumSize
L: 103 cm
L: 40.6 inch
Description
wood, rest.
Among the peoples of the Cameroon Grassfields, the elephant, like the leopard, is considered a royal symbol.
Wherever the elephant masks appear, they perform as so-called “leader masks” and occupy the second most important position after the human “kam” mask.