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a close up of a wooden mask on a grey backgroundan image of a wooden mask on a white surface with a white backgroundan image of a close up of a wooden mask on a white backgroundan image of a wooden sculpture of a man ' s face on a white backgroundan image of a clay sculpture of a man ' s heada wooden sculpture of a man with a hat ona metal object with a hole in it on a white surfacea brown vase with a hole in it sitting on a white surface
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401 - BAMILEKE, CAMEROON, hardwood, cowrie shells.
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Estimate €1,000 - €1,500
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Description
BAMILEKE, CAMEROON, hardwood, cowrie shells. An important helmet-shaped dance mask depicting the face of a prominent dignitary. Before 1930–40. H.: 38 cm. Crack and damage Provenance: collected in situ in the 1930s by the current collector’s father
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About the sale AFRICA - ASIA
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Auction time 10/19/2026 at 9:00 AM
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