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Description : wood, hide, The Widekum live in the border region of Cameroon and Nigeria - in the western Grassfields, at the headwaters of the Cross River. Next to leather-covered dance crests, wide-spread in the region, the Widekum are known for only one type of mask, also covered with leather, and called agwe. It depicts a kind of trickster spirit, who can cause good as well as evil. Continent: Africa
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About the lot N° 277
Title : Anthropomorphic Helmet Mask Agwe
Size : H: 45 cm, H: 17,7 inch
Provenance : Koller, Zurich, 20 June 2011, lot 246 Roland Hartmann, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Literature : Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Encyclopedia of African Art and Culture, Munich 2009, p. 610
Condition report : See description
Zemanek-Muenster, auctioneer, Würzburg, DE It's free to register now to view!
Sale title : 91 Tribal Art Auction
Sale date : 09 Mar 2019 It's free to register now to view!
Sale Reference : Live Sale

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