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Headdress with puppet figure, Cameroon, Anyang, Size: H: 39 cm (H: 15.4 inch), ID: 3053160
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Lot 338
Auction 106

Headdress with puppet figure ·  Cameroon, Anyang · ID: 3053160

Sold EUR 700
Provenance
Carlo Monzino, Castagnola, Italy
Hammer Auktionen, Basel, 17 September 2016, lot 123
Size
H: 39 cm
H: 15.4 inch

Description

wood, rattan, animal skin, human hair, base

The Anyang are a small ethnic group living in the western area of the Cameroon Grassfields, east of the Boki along the northern banks of the Cross River. Their dance crests are similar to those in the rest of the Crossriver area.

The object Headdress with puppet figure with the object ID 3053160 was last part of the auction Auction 106 at April 25, 2026 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 338 achieved a sales price of EUR 700.

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