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Lot n° 71
Estimation :
40 - 60
EUR
Wooden anthropozoomorphic crest called "batcham" (vernacular - Lot 71
Wooden anthropozoomorphic crest called "batcham" (vernacular name Tsema'bu), representing the stylized image of a hippopotamus. The wide forehead is carved on a vertical plane and decorated with geometric patterns in the form of a diamond. Below the forehead, the face with almond-shaped eyes separated by a nose with dilated nostrils is carved horizontally. The mouth is sculpted on a lower plane, and spreads widely, the teeth represented by striations.
Bamileke style - Cameroon
Sitography : https://www.quaibranly.fr/en/explore-collections/base/Work/action/show/notice/291612-masque/page/3/
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