Mask of a dignitary ·  Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke · ID: 3039604

Description

middle brown wood, slightly shiny dark brown patina, remains of pigments, helmet-shaped, headgear in openwork design with five quadrupeds and spider motif on the back, min. dam., cracks, small missing parts, traces of abrasion

The object Mask of a dignitary with the object ID 3039604 was part of the auction 81st Tribal Art Auction on October 31, 2015. The object with the lot number 391 achieved a sales price of EUR 3,000 with an asking price of EUR 2,000.

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