Anthropomorphic mask
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Lot: 73
Timed Online Auction: Collector's Items SaleAnthropomorphic mask
Cameroon Grassfields, Bafum (Fungom region), Wum
| Provenance | Size | Starting price / estimated price |
|---|---|---|
| Neumeister, Munich, 25 October 1974, Lot 227 Rolf Huisgen, Munich, Germany |
H: 12.6 inch | This object is not available anymore. |
wood, pigments,
This mask with prominent cheek and mouth parts could be a version of the "mabu" mask type.
"Mabu" performed at funerals and commemorations for important men of the "kwifon" society, where she announced the arrival of the terrifying "ncock" masks.
Harter, Pierre, Arts anciens du Cameroun, Arnouville 1986, p. 50
Homberger, Lorenz (Hg.), Kamerun, Kunst der Könige, Zürich 2008, p. 231
