Zemanek-Münster

Helmet mask

Cameroon, Widekum (Monemo)
not available anymore
Provenance
acquired in New York, USA
Size
H: 47 cm
H: 18.5 inch

Description

wood, dark brown patina, remains of pigments, expressive facial features with open mouth, cheek scarifications and curved brows, surmounted by a standing quadruped (leopard ?), min. dam., missing parts (tails of the quadruped), cracks, traces of abrasion


Comparing literature

van Dyke, Kristina, African Art from the Menil Collection, Houston 2008, p. 138, Fig. 46

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