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Description : RARE BANGWA JANUS MASK, CAMEROON height 11 3/4in (29.5cm) Provenance Christie's, Paris, 10 December 2003, Lot 295 Galerie Bernard Dulon, Paris Important Private Collection Christie's, Paris, 11 December 2014, Lot 24 European Private Collection Published African Heritage Archives (no. ao-0122218) The artist of this exceedingly rare mask has masterfully combined the profound power and intimidation commonly found in Bangwa art. The composition is a complex juxtaposition of amplitude and emptiness with each grand, rounded head carved with cavernous ocular orbits and open, hollowed mouths with full, rounded cheeks as if deeply inhaling; all of which contribute to the haunting expressions of each face, clearing intending to impress awe and fear. The outer surface has a heavily encrusted ritual patination, most likely a mixture of palm oil and soot, with wear suggesting this is a particularly early example, used for a long period of time within its culture. Cf. Harter, Pierre, Arts Anciens du Cameroun, 1986, p. 221, ills. 253 for a similar face on a Troh mask. For further information on this lot please visit the website
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