Helmet mask ·  Cameroon Grassfields, Kom · ID: 3039603

Description

wood, slightly shiny dark brown patina, remains of kaolin, of oval form with pointed chin, ears, eyes and mouth accentuated by kaolin, surmounted by an elaborated grooved coiffure, min. dam., cracks, slight traces of abrasion

The object Helmet mask with the object ID 3039603 was part of the auction 81st Tribal Art Auction on October 31, 2015. The object with the lot number 389 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,000 with an asking price of EUR 1,500.

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Comparing literature

Northern, Tamara, Royal Art of Cameroon, The Art of the Bamenda-Tikar, New Hampshire 1973, p. 41, ill. 24