Janus head · Cameroon, Anyang · ID: 3043483
sold
EUR 1,400
Provenance
Walter Bareiss, Salach, GermanyNeumeister, Munich, 14 May 2009, lot 165
Size
H: 32 cm
B: 31 cm
H: 12.6 inch
B: 12.2 inch
Description
light weighted wood, yellowish patina, remains of brown/black paint, sheet metal (eyes), bipartite, old plant fibre binding, scarification marks/ears worked separately and attached with wooden pegs, head coated with drilled holes (for feather ornament), strongly marked by insect caused damage, various missing parts (ears), metal base
Comparing literature
Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Encyclopedia of African Art and Culture, Munich 2009, p. 36 f.
Publications
AHDRC: 0150359