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Maître Yann BARATOUX
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Heavy hardwood helmet mask with dark patina and kaolin highl…
See original version (French)
280
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Heavy hardwood helmet mask with dark patina and kaolin highl…
See original version (French)
Estimate
€400 - €600
Voluntary lot
Description
Heavy hardwood helmet mask with dark patina and kaolin highlights showing a large face with wide, alert eyes. Hairstyle in the form of a cap with two buns featuring stylised mygales. Eyebrows underlined by resin with traces of human hair. A few fine cracks and small chips (ear, headdress). These masks were used for the funerals of notables or the enthronement of a new Fon.
Height 46 cm. Bamiléké Bekom Cameroon
See original version (French)
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ID: 87515478
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