Masque "ngoin"

Cameroun Grassland, Bamiléké

Provenance	Taille	Prix d’appel / Prix d'Estimation
Adalbert von Alföldy, Eislingen, Germany Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 17 September 2011, lot 370	H: 38 cm	Vendu

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.

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

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