Janus headed night mask of the secret society "troh"

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Description

light brown wood, thick encrusted dark brown patina, helmet-shaped, with almost identical facial features: circular eyes, open mouth with pointed teeth and inflated cheeks, one face with protruding forehead scarifications and cavity underneath the right eye, min. dam., small missing parts, traces of abrasion;
the masks of the Night society are astonishingly varied in form. Most of them show a violent facial expression, corresponding to their frightening role. Night masks remain unadorned, without feathers, mirror glass, paint or animal skin. Years of repeated libations give them a thick patina which enhances their effectiveness as emblems of the Night society.

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Comparing literature

Homberger, Lorenz (Hg.), Kamerun, Kunst der Könige, Zürich 2008, p. 183 von Lintig, Bettina, Cameroun, Paris 2006, p. 101

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