Male mask · Cameroon Grassfields, Kom (Bekom) or Babanki · ID: 3049466
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Provenance
Thomas Schulze, Berlin, GermanyRobert Lewitzki, Celle, Germany
Size
H: 36 cm
H: 14.2 inch
Description
wood, encrusted patina, kaolin, rest.
This mask represents a title holder with typical prestige cap. The mask often dances with a flywhisk and a traditional vestment of royal cloth.
The object Male mask with the object ID 3049466 was last part of the auction 99th Auction at November 12, 2022 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 51.
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Comparing literature
Northern, Tamara, The Art of Cameroon, Washington D.C. 1984, p. 147