Mask of a notable, late 19th / early 20th century
Cameroon Grassfields, Babanki / Kom (Bekom)
Price
EUR 5,000
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Provenance
American Broadcasting Company (ABC), New York, USAWalt Disney Company, Burbank, California, USA
Los Angeles Private Collection, USA
Size
H: 53,5 cm
H: 21.1 inch
Description
wood, pigment residues, collection label “abc N.Y.- Art A-0309”, base
Masks are owned by several constituencies within Grassfields kingdoms, but primarily by the regulatory society “kwifoyn” and important lineages.
Kwifoyn and lineage masks perform publicly at the commemorative death celebrations of Fons and title-holders and at the kingdoms annual dance, a high point of celebration during the festive cycle of the dry season.