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
The object Janus head with the object ID 3043483 was part of the auction 88th Tribal Art Auction on March 10, 2018. The object with the lot number 352 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,400 with an asking price of EUR 1,200.
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Comparing literature
Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Encyclopedia of African Art and Culture, Munich 2009, p. 36 f.
Publications
AHDRC: 0150359