Frightning mask
Cameroon Grassfields, Bafum
sold
EUR 450
Provenance
Eduard Hess, Oberwil, SwitzerlandSize
H: 32 cm
H: 12.6 inch
Description
wood, reddish brown patina, red and white pigment, broad forehead, protruding mouth area, typical bulging cheeks and a large nose with inflated nostrils, drilled holes on both sides, slightly dam., minor missing parts (nose), paint rubbed off;
presumably depicting an ape.