Head sculpture (ritual implement) · Cameroon, Bana · ID: 3034534
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Size
H: 24,5 cm
H: 9.6 inch
Description
light-coloured wood, blotched brown patina, encrusted in some areas, elongated neck, rising from a square base with fine incised lattice pattern, flat heart-shaped facial plane, eyes and mouth marked by incised lines, slightly dam., crack (continuous on the left face half);
the Bane are an ethnical group in Cameroon, which belongs to the Fang (Pangwe).
The object Head sculpture (ritual implement) with the object ID 3034534 was last part of the auction 72nd tribal art auction at March 9, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 391.
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