Mask of a dignitary · Cameroon Grassfields, Oku · ID: 3035794
Nagel, Stuttgart, 7 November 2000, lot 604
Heinz Kolerski, Fellbach near Stuttgart, Germany
Description
wood, dark brown patina, kaolin, helmet-shaped, voluminous forms, a big mouth revealing two rows of regular teeth, crowned by a bulbous headgear in openwork design with spider motif, dam., cracks, small missing part (chin), slight traces of abrasion;
the spider motif is widely spread in the Grassfields of Cameroon. The spider is a symbol for wisdom and plays an important role in truth telling.
The object Mask of a dignitary with the object ID 3035794 was last part of the auction 75th tribal art auction at November 30, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 106 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,200.
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