RITUAL HOOD MASK – From Cameroon Grasslands

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H 42 cm, B 26 cm
Origin Cameroon Grasslands, a large cultural area.
Rare mask used in initiation and rituals.
Unmistakeable traces of wearing on the head during rituals.
Head covering and collar of natural fiber, human hair and kauri shells.
Expressive ancestral face of a king, leader of the ritual Juju dance.
Provenance : Estate Collection Heinrich Görtz
Literature : Heinrich Görtz `Elefanten,Löwen, Grüne Mamba`, Jagdjahre in Afrika
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