BAMILEKE STYLE BIRD MASK 3, Cameroon
Photographs © Hamill
BAMILEKE STYLE , BIRD MASK 3, 13" length, $200, SOLD
These cap masks were worn on the top of the head were a part
of ritual dance sequences. Their rank, however, was beneath that of the
leopard and elephant, royal icons, and the buffalo.
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