Lot 87
  • 87

Bamum Helmet Mask, Western Grassfields Region, Cameroon

Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 USD
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Description

  • wood
  • Height: 14 1/2 in (36.8 cm)

Provenance

Harry A. Franklin, Beverly Hills, acquired from the above
Sotheby's New York, The Harry A. Franklin Collection of African Art, April 21, 1990, lot 175
George Abrams, Great Neck, New York, acquired at the above auction

Exhibited

National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., The Art of Cameroon, 1984; and travelling: Houston Museum Of Fine Arts, Houston, New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, American Museum of Natural History, New York, 1984-1985
Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, Los Angeles, Expressions of Cameroon Art: the Franklin Collection, 1986; and travelling: the Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, Hood Museum of Art, Hanover, Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, Flint Institute of Arts, Flint, Palo Alto Cultural Center, 1986-1989
 

Literature

Tamara Northern, The Art of Cameroon, Washington, D.C., 1986, p. 148, fig. 79
Tamara Northern, Expressions of Cameroon Art: the Franklin Collection, Beverly Hills, 1986, fig. 42

Condition

Very good condition overall. Nicks, chips, scratches, and abrasions throughout. Has minor old damage to proper right side of coiffure at the rear. A few hairline cracks. Has patina with encrustation and white pigment in mouth and the eyes, and some traces elsewhere.
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