Women’s Bronze Mask

Bamileke · Cameroon

Reference: BR-31

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Material
Bronze

Mask female portrait intended to be hung in the home and in which it makes trade of protective mask. It's a brass mask even though African…

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Mask female portrait intended to be hung in the home and in which it makes trade of protective mask. It's a brass mask even though African brass pieces are called "bronzes". The woman has two birds of ornament on her head, with fish tail. Time skate.

Further technical information
Attributed period
Mid-century XX or earlier.

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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