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Mask - Wood - Mambila - Cameroon - Asian African Art
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Mask – Wood – Mambila – Cameroon

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Description
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
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