BAMILEKE BUFFALO MASK 1, Cameroon
Photographs © Hamill
BAMILEKE, BUFFALO MASK 1, 26", $400, SOLD
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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