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Dimitri André
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Cameroon mask, carved wood with shell and bronze, dating to the mid-20th century, in good condition and authentic, provenance: Berthe Hartert-Kibabi (Belgium) and Argiles Collection, Barcelona.

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This mask, due to its shape, resembles the head of a turtle or a frog. The need for protection or help, the concern for increasing their power, leads the men of the Grasslands to ally themselves with animals, with the forces of nature and the cosmos. The Pi is a person's animal double. It lives in the forest but participates in the life of the man whose Pi it is. The holders of a Pi gather in societies organised according to the chosen animal. These societies are different from the Mkem, but their members are the dignitaries who lead the Mkem and may have several Pi.

Provenance: Berthe Hartert-Kibabi, Belgium
Argiles Collection, Barcelona

This mask, due to its shape, resembles the head of a turtle or a frog. The need for protection or help, the concern for increasing their power, leads the men of the Grasslands to ally themselves with animals, with the forces of nature and the cosmos. The Pi is a person's animal double. It lives in the forest but participates in the life of the man whose Pi it is. The holders of a Pi gather in societies organised according to the chosen animal. These societies are different from the Mkem, but their members are the dignitaries who lead the Mkem and may have several Pi.

Provenance: Berthe Hartert-Kibabi, Belgium
Argiles Collection, Barcelona

Details

No. of items
1
Country of Origin
Cameroon
Period
Mid 20th century
Material
Bronze, Shell, Wood
Sold with stand
No
Condition
Good condition
Height
33 cm
Provenance
Private collection
Authenticity
Original/official
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Private

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