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Female helmet mask "ngoin", Cameroon Grassfields, Kom (Bekom), Size: H: 33,5 cm (H: 13.2 inch), ID: 3050054
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Lot 185
101st Auction

Female helmet mask "ngoin" ·  Cameroon Grassfields, Kom (Bekom) · ID: 3050054

Not available anymore
Provenance
Justin Barthels, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Size
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.

The object Female helmet mask “ngoin” with the object ID 3050054 was last part of the auction 101st Auction at November 11, 2023 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 185.

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Comparing literature

Homberger, Lorenz (Hg.), Kamerun, Kunst der Könige, Zürich 2008, p. 97. ill. 60

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