Zemanek-Münster
Masque casque, Cameroun Grassland, Babanki/Babungo, Taille: H: 55,5 cm, ID: 3043176
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Lot 344
88e vente aux enchères Tribal Art

Masque casque ·  Cameroun Grassland, Babanki/Babungo · ID: 3043176

Vendu 2 500 €
Provenance
Karl-Ferdinand Schädler, Munich, Germany
Fred Jahn, Munich, Germany
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 17 September 2011, lot 368
Christian Franke, Murrhardt, Germany

Description

wood, blackish brown patina, kaolin, carved with a crest of arrow heads, plant fibre cord, slightly dam., abrasionof paint, rep. (breakages), cracks, base.
According to Wittmer masks with arrow platform superstructures are mostly attributed to the Babungo. The peoples of Babungo and Bamunka, both of which are important Grasslands smelting centers, attach special significance to smiths.

Littérature comparée

Wittmer, Marcilene, Cameroon, Charlotte 1977, ill. 10

Publications

AHDRC: 0011868

Afrique
Masques

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