Lot 160: A fine Bamileke mask

People: Bamileke, Oku
Cameroon
H: 18"
Of powerful form, the mask with coif in the form of openwork arrows, the head rounded and with triangular cubistic brow, the volumes swollen with rounded cheeks, and nose and aggressive mouth with barred teeth. Remains of red and white pigment. Patina in layers of glassy encrustation. On a custom base.
Exhibited: "Remnants of Ritual, Selections from the Gelbard Collection of African Art":
- University Park, IL: Governors State University, February 2003
- Krannert, IL: Krannert Art Museum, 26 August-26 October, 2003
- Kansas City, MO: Belger Art Foundation

Publication History: Remnants of Ritual, Selections from the Gelbard Collection of African Art, edited by Arthur Bourgeois and Scott Rodolitz, New York: Ethnos, 2003: Pg. 27, Fig.61.

Provenance:
Field collected by Charles D. Miller III; The Gelbard collection, NY.

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