Zoomorphic mask "mabuh" · Cameroon Grassfields, Kom · ID: 3035932
Alain Bovis, Paris, France
Description
wood, slightly encrusted dark brown patina, remains of kaolin, large face, consisting of geometrical forms, a broad mouth with big teeth, min. dam., cracks, small missing parts, traces of insect caused damage and abrasion, base;
such masks were used by the local regulatory society. Because of its weight, it was not popular with the dancers.
The object Zoomorphic mask “mabuh” with the object ID 3035932 was last part of the auction 75th tribal art auction at November 30, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 371.
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Comparing literature
Harter, Pierre, Arts anciens du Cameroun, Arnouville 1986, p. 219, ill. 251
Publications
Galerie Alain Bovis (ed.), Sculptures, Paris 2013, p. p. 26 f., ill. 11