Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

Babanki, Bafut, or Kom Helmet Mask, Grassfields, Cameroon

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October 22, 03:13 PM GMT

Estimate

25,000 - 35,000 USD

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Description

Babanki, Bafut, or Kom Helmet Mask, Grassfields, Cameroon


Height: 19 in (48.3 cm)


Inscribed in white ink: "Bafut-Kamerun", presumably when accessioned by the Linden-Museum

Linden-Museum, Stuttgart (based on the inscription)

Ernst Heinrich, Stuttgart-Bad Canstatt, presumably acquired from the above

Thence by family descent

Loed and Mia van Bussel, Amsterdam, acquired from the above

Acquired from the above by the present owner

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