Masque

showing a prince's face with a crown on his head and zigzag decoration on his forehead Hardwood, very old patina, white pigment, fetish amalgam and internal wear marks Nepal, Lowlands region 34 x 20 cm

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BAMILEKELE, CAMEROON Ngain mask depicting a young princess with a vulva-shaped cavity at the top of her head. Her face features an alert, benevolent expression accentuated by wide-open eyes. Hardwood, natural white pigments, old brown and honey patina, internal signs of use. H. 43 cm. These masks were not worn, but presented on the head of a dignitary held in levitation by the cavity at the top of the head, personifying the idea of fertility and femininity.

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Estim. 300 - 500 EUR

Masque

showing a prince's face with a crown on his head and zigzag decoration on his forehead Hardwood, very old patina, white pigment, fetish amalgam and internal wear marks Nepal, Lowlands region 34 x 20 cm

Masque

Pair of bronze candlesticks with fluted shafts decorated with garlands , resting on triopod bases adorned with mascarons depicting women's faces. 19th century H : 18 cm

Masque de danse

Carved wooden bowhead with female face Bears an engraved date below the neck "1(?)83". XIXth H. 30 cm; L. 24 cm Traces of wood-eating insects

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