Female mask "ngoin" ·  Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke · ID: 3040587

Description

wood, rich brown shiny patina, narrow elongated face with large eyes, coiffure with raised middle part, where an oval piece was cut out and reinserted once again, slightly dam., vertical crack (left face half);
the helmet-shaped mask was worn on the head and the face of the dancer covered with fabric. The complete traditional vestment consists of a garment of blue and white royal cloth and a flywhisk. The mask dances in short contained steps appropriate to her noble image. “Ngoin” usually follows the leader mask in the dance sequence which includes several “ngoin” masks to complement the male human masks.

The object Female mask “ngoin” with the object ID 3040587 was last part of the auction 83rd Tribal Art Auction at May 28, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 322.

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