Mask - Cameroon (No reserve price)

to produce terracotta vessels in the Grassland region.

Among the Mambila, these jars are called "tadep" or "kike" and often bear spiritual attributes.

This particular jar uses feminine characteristics: it has a triangular mouth that resembles that of a frog and dots engraved above its head.

The exaggerated expressiveness of Mambila art is thus supported by a visual dynamism based on a sinusoidal movement: the eyes seem to spring from the concave orbital cavity which echoes the upper part, creating a play of curves and counter-curves that is sustained by the roundness of its body and the delicacy of its neck.