Mask · Cameroon Grassfields, Bekom, Tikar style · ID: 3035454
sold
EUR 700
Provenance
Hans Hess, Basel, Switzerland (1974)Swiss Private Collection
Size
H: 48 cm
H: 18.9 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, remains of pigments, of oval hollowed form with a flat beard, typical facial features with a smiling mouth, partly encrusted headgear inset with cowrie snails, rep. (broad crack in the left face half), traces of insect caused damage and abrasion, cracks
The object Mask with the object ID 3035454 was last part of the auction 74th tribal art auction at September 7, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 88 achieved a sales price of EUR 700.
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