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Elephant mask of the "kwosi" society, Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke, Size: H: 64 cm (H: 25.2 inch), ID: 3052062
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Elephant mask of the "kwosi" society ·  Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke · ID: 3052062

Starting price EUR 450
Estimated price EUR 900
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Provenance
Ingo Donath, Hamburg, Germany
Werner & 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.

Africa
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