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LOT 1A:
Large Ceremonial Mask, Batcham People, Cameroon
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Start price:
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1,400
Estimated price :
$15,000 - $25,000
Buyer's Premium: 35%
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Large Ceremonial Mask, Batcham People, Cameroon
African Tribal Art: Large Ceremonial Mask, Batcham People, Cameroon, early twentieth century. Carved wood with pigments. This unusually horizontal example of a Tsesah from the Bamileke culture in the western Grasslands of Cameroon is designed on a symmetrical vertical axis with chiseled furrows, stylized eyes, lips, nostrils, an ovular mouth with multiple teeth and swollen cheeks The mask depicts a hippopotamus emerging from watery depths, conveying nature’s power conferred to enthroned royalty. The mask comes with a custom made steel display stand.
