Rare cimier masculin "ndim" ·  Cameroun, Tikar · ID: 3047155

Description

wood, pigments, base

One of the few known headpieces of this species (ex Arthur Speyer) is published by Northern, Washington D.C., 1984, p. 171 (AHDRC 0011138).

She reports that these masks appeared at annual harvest dances and at death celebrations in praise of the ancestors. This was confirmed by Timmermans, who observed during a stay in Tikar, that the masks were worn by members of the ruling families at the so-called “ngiga” or “nganga-dance”, a funeral dance that took place at the end of the mourning-period.

They are said to have always appeared in pairs, male and female, as embodiment of the founding ancestors of the royal lineage. The masks are said to have been called “ndim-yang” (“ndim” = male) and “mih”-yang" (“mih” = female).

L’objet Rare cimier masculin “ndim” avec l’ID d’objet 3047155 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 95e Vente aux enchères Tribal Art dans 24 octobre 2020 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 106 a atteint un prix de vente de 3 500 €.

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Littérature comparée

Northern, Tamara, The Art of Cameroon, Washington D.C. 1984, p. 171, ill. 104

Publications

Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Afrikanische Kunst in Deutschen Privatsammlungen, München 1973, p. 287, ill. 410; Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Afrikanische Kunst, München 1975, p. 198, Fig. 285

AHDRC: 0011136