Mask of a dignitary · Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke · ID: 3040667
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Provenance
Karl Woermann, Hamburg, GermanySebastian Fernandez, New York, USA
Size
H: 52 cm
H: 20.5 inch
Description
wood, blackish brown patina, kaolin, redwood powder, helmet-shaped, disc-shaped superstructure with stylized spider motif, eyes, ears and mouth accentuated by paint, min. dam., fine cracks, metal base;
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.
Comparing literature
Gardi, Bernhard, Kunst in Kamerun, Basel 1994, p. 87