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Early 20th C. Kom Tikar Wood Helmet Mask

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Early 20th C. Kom Tikar Wood Helmet Mask

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West Africa, Cameroon, Kom (also Bamumkom) peoples, Tikar group, ca. 1920s. A finely carved wooden helmet mask presenting bold features that include arched brows, large and wide-open almond-shaped eyes, a broad nose with curved nostrils, cup-shaped ears protruding from the sides, a large open mouth revealing upper and lower teeth, and a cap-like coiffure or headdress incised with decorative striations/lobes. The wood also presents with nice traces of red and white pigments. Size: 9.25" W x 13" H (23.5 cm x 33 cm)

Provenance: ex-private Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA collection; ex-private Chicago, Illinois, USA collection, collected in the 1960s

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Condition

Chipping to pigment within some facial features and incised details, with a few stable hairline fissures, and inactive insect wear, otherwise intact and very good. Great remains of pigment and light earthen deposits throughout.

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Early 20th C. Kom Tikar Wood Helmet Mask

Name: Early 20th C. Kom Tikar Wood Helmet Mask
SKU: 98342586
Price: 300 USD
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