Male mask "nkang" · Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke · ID: 3041022
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Provenance
Wolf Röhricht, Berlin/Munich, GermanySize
H: 35 cm
H: 13.8 inch
Description
wood, blackish brown patina, diadem-like headdress, beard with grooved decor, slightly dam., abrasion of paint, cracks;
representing a male face - indicated by the hairdress and beard. The leader mask “nkang” leads its mask group into and out of the performance arena and dictates the dance style of his group.
The object Male mask “nkang” with the object ID 3041022 was last part of the auction 84th Tribal Art Auction at November 5, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 330.
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