Elephant mask of the "kwosi" society · Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke · ID: 3052062
sold
EUR 450
Provenance
Ingo Donath, Hamburg, GermanyWerner & Lotte Krause, Hamburg, Germany (1986)
Size
H: 64 cm
H: 25.2 inch
Description
plant fibre fabric, cloth, miniature glass beads, collection label “360”
The elite “kwosi” masking society controls the right to own and wear elephant masks. It is considered a great privilege to wear an elephant mask as it symbolises force and strength, qualities associated with kingship and leadership.
The object Elephant mask of the “kwosi” society with the object ID 3052062 was last part of the auction Collectors’ Items Sale at September 24, 2025 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 80 achieved a sales price of EUR 450.
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