Wum Mask
Bafum Reigon, Western Grasslands Cameroon
Circa 1900
Height 9 3/4"
Provenance: Romy Rey, London
The particular sculpted concept of overemphasizing the profile of the mask in relation to it breadth and height was unique to northwest kingdoms of Bafum, Fungom, and Esu." (The Art of Cameroon, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., 1984, p. 160, fig. 92)
Intricately carved with a deeply hollowed interior, everything about this mask speaks with exaggeration--the large, protruding spherical eyes; the profound arching nose; and the pronounced rounded cheeks. Old dark glossy patina.
Bafum Reigon, Western Grasslands Cameroon
Circa 1900
Height 9 3/4"
Provenance: Romy Rey, London
The particular sculpted concept of overemphasizing the profile of the mask in relation to it breadth and height was unique to northwest kingdoms of Bafum, Fungom, and Esu." (The Art of Cameroon, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., 1984, p. 160, fig. 92)
Intricately carved with a deeply hollowed interior, everything about this mask speaks with exaggeration--the large, protruding spherical eyes; the profound arching nose; and the pronounced rounded cheeks. Old dark glossy patina.
Bafum Reigon, Western Grasslands Cameroon
Circa 1900
Height 9 3/4"
Provenance: Romy Rey, London
The particular sculpted concept of overemphasizing the profile of the mask in relation to it breadth and height was unique to northwest kingdoms of Bafum, Fungom, and Esu." (The Art of Cameroon, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., 1984, p. 160, fig. 92)
Intricately carved with a deeply hollowed interior, everything about this mask speaks with exaggeration--the large, protruding spherical eyes; the profound arching nose; and the pronounced rounded cheeks. Old dark glossy patina.