Female helmet mask "ngoin"

Cameroon Grassfields, Kom (Bekom)

Price EUR 700

plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance

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.

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

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