AQUATIC ANIMAL HELMET MASK, BAMOUM OR YORUBA - Cameroon (Gra - Lot 318

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AQUATIC ANIMAL HELMET MASK, BAMOUM OR YORUBA - Cameroon (Gra - Lot 318
AQUATIC ANIMAL HELMET MASK, BAMOUM OR YORUBA - Cameroon (Grasslands) or Western Nigeria Mid-20th century. Wood, with an old, uniform black patina. Dimensions: 42 cm. A headdress mask with a zoomorphic superstructure depicting an aquatic animal (a fish?), attributed to the Bamoum (Grasslands, Cameroon) or the Yoruba (Nigeria). Schematic face with eyes circled in white. Research and documentation: Coryse Mwape, art historian specializing in ancient African art.
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