Cimier de danse anthropomorphe
Prairie Camerounaise, Bamiléké
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Provenance
Michel Gosse, Caen/Paris, FranceHelmut Zake, Heidelberg, Germany
Ketterer, Munich, 30 April 1988, lot 368
Taille
H: 32 cm
H: 12.6 inch
Description
wooden core, the facial plane coated with skin, eyes and mouth opening left free, crowned by a pair of curved horns, min. dam., rep., minor missing parts, slight traces of abrasion;
the tradition of dance crests spread along trading routes to the Cameronn Grassfields. This example is carved in Bamileke style, but belongs to the “ngbe” society and the Ejagham complex.