Mask - Wood - Mambila - Cameroon - Asian African Art

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Mask – Wood – Mambila – Cameroon

Name: Mask - Wood - Mambila - Cameroon
SKU: 25.236
Price: 175.00 EUR
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SKU: 25.236 Category: African Art Search for: African masks, Cameroon, Mambila

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Beautiful wooden Mambila zoomorphic mask from Cameroon.
Mambila art is characterized by a heart-shaped face; red and white pigments were often applied later. They are thought to embody ancestors who, according to Mambila beliefs, are responsible for the clan`s wealth. Dances celebrating the end of the planting seasons are led by a tribesman wearing a cephalomorphic helmet mask. In turn, he is followed by a retinue of assistants wearing secondary masks in the shap of adog`s head and a crow`s head.
[The Tribal Arts of Africa, Jean-Baptiste Bacquart, P.194]

Stunning large wooden mask from the Mambila tribe of Cameroon. Powerfull mask in good condition with traces of tribal use.

OBJECT: Mask

ETHNIC GROUP/ CULTURE: Mambila

REGION/ COUNTRY: Cameroon

MATERIAL: Wood

CONDITION: Good

SOLD WITH STAND: No

DIMENSIONS: 50×22×18 cm

WEIGHT: 2800 g

Mask – Wood – Mambila – Cameroon

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