1965.11.0001
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mask (ansiktsmask)

- Object description
Mask av gulmetall, gjuten à cire perdue. Baksidan har ännu kolrester. Upphängningsögla upptill. Utstående ögon och pupiller. Nedanför munnen en skäggkrans. Höjd 18, 5 cm
Litt.: Paul Gebauer: Art of the Brittish Cameroons. >
I: Handbook of Western African Art. Milwaukee Public Museum, 1953. P. 66: 44. Bamum brass mask: Made for commercial purposes.
Gérald Berthoud: Magie, religion et art africains. Musée et Institut d´Ethograp-
hie, Genève, 1962. P.21: Masque en cuivre. Tribu Tikar (Cameroun) Ce masque prophylactique est placé dans la case des gens riches. à côté de l´autel du foyer.
Se också Wingerts arbete om afrikansk konst. (katalogkort/originalbeskrivning)

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