BALI ELEPHANT MASKS, Cameroon

BALI
Mask 6
46" high
$1000

BALI
Mask 7
50" high
$1000

BALI
Mask 9
42" high
$300

BALI
Mask 10
39" high
$400

BALI
Mask 11
30" high
$600

BALI
Mask 2
26"
$300

 BALI
Mask 5
34"
$1000
 

The masks below have been sold and are left here for educational and research purposes.

 

BALI
Mask 1
SOLD

 

BALI
Mask 3
SOLD

 

BALI
Mask 4
SOLD

BALI
Mask 8
SOLD

Photographs © Hamill

BALI, ELEPHANT MASKS, Cameroon

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 elephant 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.

Our Bali elephant masks show no evidence of age or use and were probably made to be sold.


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