Helmet mask · Cameroon, Widekum (Monemo) · ID: 3041622
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Provenance
acquired in New York, USASize
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