Zoomorphic mask · Cameroon Grassfields · ID: 3041405
sold
EUR 1,500
Provenance
Pierre Harter, Paris, FranceDrouot-Richelieu, Paris, 21 Juin 1995, lot 146
Michel Gaud, Saint Tropez, France
Size
H: 40 cm
H: 15.7 inch
Description
wood, blackish brown patina, almond-shaped eyes, open mouth with strong teeth, bowl-shaped horns with grooves, slightly dam., paint rubbed off, traces of insect caused damage, missing parts at the back of the rim;
T. Northern characterizes a comparable piece as “goat mask”. Its representation is linked to the fact that the goat is the most important sacrificial animal. The bowl-shaped horns are not uncommonly configured to approximate the form of a typical prestige cap. For a comparable mask L. Homberger feels reminded of masks from the Kom and Oku.
Comparing literature
Homberger, Lorenz (Hg.), Kamerun, Kunst der Könige, Zürich 2008, p. 238, ill. 134
Publications
AHDRC: 0122960