Expressive head sculpture, end of 19th century ·  Cameroon Grassfields, Bafo / Ngolo · ID: 3048306

Description

wood, polychrome paint residues, base

This head sculpture was probably part of a dance crest.

An early pair of figures with comparable physiognomy, which entered the ethnographic collections of the Freiburg University as early as 1899, published in AHDRC 0186835.

The mouth, open as if to scream, lends the sculpture great expressiveness, which is further enhanced by the crusty surface texture resulting from several layers of paint.

The object Expressive head sculpture, end of 19th century with the object ID 3048306 was last part of the auction 97th Auction at November 6, 2021 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 269 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,500.

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