Zemanek-Münster

Elephant mask "ntshen"

Cameroon Grassfields, Babanki / Bali Nyonga / Oku
sold EUR 2,000
Provenance
Jo de Buck, Brussels, Belgium
Size
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.


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