A CAMEROON GRASSFIELDS MASK

CAMEROON

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A CAMEROON GRASSFIELDS MASK
Cameroon
Carved as the head of a ram, the open jaws with carved teeth, the eyes and ears in relief, the stylized horns carved as concentric circles, dark patina with kaolin enhancements.
15 in. (38 cm.) high

來源

Gallery Kamer, New York, 1967

拍品專文

See Homberger, L. (Ed.), Cameroon Art and Kings, Zurich, 2008, p.238, cat.134-135, for two similar masks. One is described by the author as a ram the other as a ram or hippopotamus, an animal not found in the Grassfields area.