Ancient Head
Bamileke · Cameroon
Reference: BRN-100
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- Height
- 12 cm
- Material
- Bronze
Little head of an old man from the Fumbam area. Touched in the shape of a duvet crowned with a small animal head, it looks like…
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Full original description
Little head of an old man from the Fumbam area. Touched in the shape of a duvet crowned with a small animal head, it looks like a sheep. The character's nose is crushed and wide and the mouth formed by thick and wide lips. Ripped eyes. A bearded necklace extends from the lobe of the left ear to almost the one on the right. The hairs are simulated by vertical parallel stripes. Figure performed by the procedure of lost wax. It is given the name "bronze" to the material with which these objects are made, it is actually brass or an amalgam of recovery metals. Dark patina.
Further technical information
- Width
- 8 cm
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Cameroon. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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