BALI ELEPHANT MASK 1, Cameroon

 

Photographs © Hamill

BALI
ELEPHANT Mask 1
37" high
$500
SOLD

Elephant masks, worn on the top of the head, were an important part of every ritual dance sequence. The elephant was a royal icon and the masks were owned by lineage groups. Their importance was second only to the leader mask and was danced last, in a very stately manner, befitting its high rank.

This Bali elephant mask shows no evidence of age or use and was probably made to be sold.

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