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Bekom mask (Cameroon) Wood. 57 cm high
An important anthropo…
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123
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Bekom mask (Cameroon) Wood. 57 cm high
An important anthropo…
See original version (French)
Estimate €3,000 - €6,000
Voluntary lot
Description
Bekom mask (Cameroon)
Wood. 57 cm high
An important anthropomorphic crest mask
probably a notable with characteristic features,
swollen cheeks, protruding nose. The openwork headdress is
traditionally carved with the motif of the spider
symbol of wisdom.
Provenance :
- Sale by Maître Loudmer on 30 June 1988, lot 181,
reproduced on page 96 of the catalogue.
Bibliography:
- P. Harter "Arts anciens du Cameroun" Arnouville
1986 page 214 and following for a mask
and a development on Cameroonian
Cameroonian masks.
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