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Lot 269
91e vente aux enchères Tribal Art

Masque "ngoin"

Prairie Camerounaise, Bamiléké
Vendu 450 €
Provenance
Adalbert von Alföldy, Eislingen, Germany
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 17 September 2011, lot 370
Taille
H: 38 cm
H: 15.0 inch

Description

wood, white pigment,
This typical female mask “ngoin” wears the distinct headdress of royal titled wives and symbolizes the role of women as complementary to men.

Littérature comparée

Northern, Tamara, Expressions of Cameroon Art, o. O. 1986, p. 54 f., ill. 43
Afrique
Masques

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