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Unknown — Bamileke-Bangwa Headdress for the Night Society, Grassfields, Cameroon
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Bamileke-Bangwa Headdress for the Night Society, Grassfields, Cameroon

A Bamileke-Bangwa headdress from the Grassfields region of Cameroon used in the Night Society rituals. This ceremonial object represents African sculptural traditions and cultural significance in masquerade traditions.

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Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

November 15, 2022

Estimate: $6,000$9,000

Lot 49

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Unknown, Bamileke-Bangwa Headdress for the Night Society, Grassfields, Cameroon

A Bamileke-Bangwa headdress from the Grassfields region of Cameroon used in the Night Society rituals. This ceremonial object represents African sculptural traditions and cultural significance in masquerade traditions.

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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Ceremonial, African, Cameroon, Sculpture, Spiritual, Headdress, Cultural Artifact, Tribal Art, Mask, Figurative

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Collected by

Richard Caswell, Sebastián Naranjo, Jonah Handel, Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, Ethan Elkins, Alex Capecelatro, Mihail Lari, Cleveland Museum of Art