Female helmet mask "ngoin" · Cameroon Grassfields, Kom (Bekom) · ID: 3050054
Price
EUR 700
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Provenance
Justin Barthels, Maastricht, The NetherlandsSize
H: 33,5 cm
H: 13.2 inch
Description
wood, pigments,
“Ngoin” represents a woman, the first wife of “kam”, who embodies the male leader. Both mask types appeared together.
Comparing literature
Homberger, Lorenz (Hg.), Kamerun, Kunst der Könige, Zürich 2008, p. 97. ill. 60