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Cameroon. Impressive Bamun people ceremonial mask. 1 kg. - 42 cm

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Cameroon. Impressive Bamun people ceremonial mask. 1,026 kg. - 42x16x16 cm. Decorated with Raffia hairs and beard. From UK Collector. The Bamún masks of the West of Cameroon symbolize the memory of a clan leader and is used in ritual parties. The face of the head of the clan is formed by the union of several figures of reptiles and in the upper part is formed by spiders, The mask has an obvious deterioration caused by the passage of time.

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Cameroon. Impressive Bamun people ceremonial mask. 1 kg. - 42 cm

Name: Cameroon. Impressive Bamun people ceremonial mask. 1 kg. - 42 cm
SKU: 177705359
Price: 280 EUR
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