Lot A80 - Bamum (Bamoun) mask
Item number:
A80
Bamum (Bamoun) mask
Cameroon, Grasslands region
Height: 44 cm
Carved wooden royal mask richly adorned with multicolored glass beadwork in intricate geometric patterns. The expressive face features concentric beaded eyes, a central red vertical line, and finely modeled features. A coiled fiber coiffure crowns the head, with a matching fiber beard framing the chin.
Courtly art associated with the Bamum kingdom of the Western High Plateau.