Bamun Carved Wood Helmet Mask, Cameroon

Item Details

Bamun (Cameroon, West Africa)
Helmet mask, mid to late 20th century
Carved wood

Provenance:
from the collection of artists Lenore and Robert Szesko (Chicago, Illinois).

Condition

- cracks throughout with notable splitting along the right side and to the forehead; chips and loss particularly to the teeth, ears, and to the verso; arbasions and patina loss throughout; scattered insect holes notably to the right.

Dimensions

Item #

ITMG952934