Male leader mask "nkam" ·  Prairie Camerounaise · ID: 3036161

Description

wood, blackish brown patina, kaolin, slightly dam. (beard), missing parts (nostrils, parting), small traces of insect caused damage, base;
“nkam” leads its mask group into and out of the performance arena, a compound courtyard or open square in front of the palace. “Nkams” dance style dictates the dance style of his group. After the mask group has filed in, “nkam” signals the musicians to begin. “Nkam” keeps somewhat apart, guarding his position as leader mask, and he determines the end of the dance by another signal, which may be placing his foot on the xylophone.

L’objet Male leader mask “nkam” avec l’ID d’objet 3036161 a fait partie de l’enchère 76th tribal art auction en 22 mars 2014 pour la dernière fois le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes et avait le numéro de lot 512.

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Littérature comparée

Northern, Tamara, The Art of Cameroon, Washington D.C. 1984, p. 144