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This item SOLD at 2007 Jun 07 @ 20:53UTC-06:00 : CST/MDT
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<B>Bamileke? (Cameroon)</B></I><BR>Elephant Mask<BR>Wood, pigment<BR>Height: 8 inches Length: 31 inches Width: 10 ½ inches<BR><BR>This simplified head of an elephant, with crescent-shaped tusks and large ears, at the front of which are eyes in relief, was danced by royals who were members of the Elephant Society, a prestigious palace association, during their annual festival. There are large cracks at the center back from the opening up onto the helmet (3 ½ inches) and along the proper right side of the trunk, the latter with some loss (2 inches). The lower proper right helmet rim and ear have a strip of insect loss. There is slight loss/abrasion on the outer middle of the proper right tusk, and a similar situation along the mid-point of the top of the trunk. There are age-crack networks in the mouth and under the chin.<BR><BR>Provenance: H. Bruce Green II and family, Naples, Florida<BR><BR><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Requires 3rd Party Shipping (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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