BAMILEKE BUFFALO MASK 5, Cameroon


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BAMILEKE
Buffalo Mask 5
33" h.
$1200
SOLD

This mask has been vetted as authentic, tribally used and about forty years old.

Buffalos, large game animals with massive bodies, were associated with power, and buffalo masks, worn on the top of the head, were an important part of every ritual dance sequence. Their rank, however, was beneath that of the leopard and elephant.

 

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