AQUATIC ANIMAL HELMET MASK, BAMOUM OR YORUBA - Cameroon (Gra
AQUATIC ANIMAL HELMET MASK, BAMOUM OR YORUBA - Cameroon (Grasslands) or Western Nigeria Mid-20th century. Wood, with an old, uniform black patina. Dimensions: 42 cm. Headdress mask with a zoomorphic superstructure depicting an aquatic animal (fish?), attributed to the Bamoum (Grasslands, Cameroon) or the Yoruba (Nigeria). Schematic face with eyes outlined in white. Expert: Coryse Mwape
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AQUATIC ANIMAL HELMET MASK, BAMOUM OR YORUBA - Cameroon (Grasslands) or Western Nigeria Mid-20th century. Wood, with an old, uniform black patina. Dimensions: 42 cm. Headdress mask with a zoomorphic superstructure depicting an aquatic animal (fish?), attributed to the Bamoum (Grasslands, Cameroon) or the Yoruba (Nigeria). Schematic face with eyes outlined in white. Expert: Coryse Mwape