Mask "mabuh" ·  Cameroon Grassfields, Workshop of the Fungom Region or Wum · ID: 3047712

Description

wood, pigments, base

Masks “mabuh” were the property of the “kwifon” society, who performed at funerals and memorial services of important society members, where they announced the arrival of the terrifying “nkock” masks.

The object Mask “mabuh” with the object ID 3047712 was last part of the auction 96th Auction at April 24, 2021 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 109 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,000.

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Comparing literature

Homberger, Lorenz (Hg.), Kamerun, Kunst der Könige, Zürich 2008, p. 231