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THBLarge Ceremonial Mask, Batcham People, Cameroon
Lot 17
Timed Auction in Progress ... Currently on Lot Estimate:
$2,500 - $3,500
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| $500 | $50 |
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| $2,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $20,000 | $1,000 |
| $50,000 | $2,500 |
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By 500 Gallery
Aug 31, 2023 - Sep 7, 2023
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2023-08-31 16:00:00
2023-09-07 10:30:00
America/New_York
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Join us in this extraordinary convergence, inviting exploration, appreciation, and inspiration in the world of art. Notable names include: Basquiat, Picasso, Wifredo Lam, Seurat, Otto Dix, Theo van Doesburg, Pollock, Andre Masson, Vincent van Gogh, and Henry Moore. 500 Gallery info@500gallery.com
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- Lot Description
African Tribal Art: Large Ceremonial Mask, Batcham People, Cameroon, early twentieth century. Carved wood with pigments. This unusually horizontal example of a Tsesah from the Bamileke culture in the western Grasslands of Cameroon is designed on a symmetrical vertical axis with chiseled furrows, stylized eyes, lips, nostrils, an ovular mouth with multiple teeth and swollen cheeks. The mask depicts a hippopotamus emerging from watery depths, conveying nature’s power conferred to enthroned royalty. The mask comes with a custom made steel display stand.
28H x 34W x 12D, 55H on stand (inches).
Private Collection, Massachusetts, Private Collection, New York
Patinated, aged with some material and pigment losses.Condition
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