Ngoin mask
Bamun · Cameroon
Reference: MFC-7
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- Height
- 40 cm
- Material
- Wood, fiber and pigments.
Although we catalogue this Ngoin mask as a bamún mask because it is the ethnic group in which it is most represented, it is actually present…
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Full original description
Although we catalogue this Ngoin mask as a bamún mask because it is the ethnic group in which it is most represented, it is actually present in almost all the ethnic groups that occupy Grassland. It is a female mask that is presented in multiple forms because each lineage can have several dozens of masks, with or without beard, with hair sculpted in wood or formed with vegetable fiber or wool, with black pigmentation or coated with brass or copper foils. Laughing expression with jumping eyes, wide nose and open mouth. These masks participate in the memorial ceremonies of the deceased and in the funerals of the illustrious characters. The Ngoin mask is the first wife of the Kam mask, very similar but more austere look.
This smiling mask has a beard, as a symbol of dignity, and hair of vegetable fiber with a braided ponytail that falls on the face. Dark patina.
Further technical information
- Width
- 32 cm
- Attributed period
- Mid-century.
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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