Two Carved Wood and Fiber Oku Kam Masks
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Cameroonian, Western Grassfields area, Oku style, possibly late 19th/20th century,ÿcarved in the form of smiling faces with elaborately braided fiber and/or hair beards and coiffures, one adorned with cowrie shells, larger 17 x 10-1/2 x 5-1/4 in. - Provenance: Property from a Private Collection Sold to Benefit The University of Georgia Foundation
Condition
surface dirt layer and accretion, scattered surface scratches, cracks, and chips throughout, some fraying and losses to fiber/hair elements; smaller example with crack and separation through proper left eyebrow
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Two Carved Wood and Fiber Oku Kam Masks
Estimate $800 - $1,200
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