Male mask "nkang" ·  Cameroon Grassfields, Babanki · ID: 3041018

Description

wood, blackish brown patina, with disc-shaped beard, slightly dam., minor missing parts (left ear), crack backside, abrasion of paint;
masks are owned by several constituencies within Grassfield kingdoms, but primarily by the regulatory society “kwifoyn” and important lineages. The masks perform publicly at the commemorative death celebrations of Fons and title-holders and at the kingdoms annual dance, a high point of celebration during the festive cycle of the dry season.

The object Male mask “nkang” with the object ID 3041018 was last part of the auction 84th Tribal Art Auction at November 5, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 331.

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