Bamileke Batcham Chair Headdress Mask Cameroon Africa 38 Inch SALE WAS $1750


Bamileke Batcham Chair Headdress Mask Cameroon Africa 38 Inch SALE WAS $1750

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Bamileke Batcham Chair Headdress Mask Cameroon Africa 38 Inch SALE WAS $1750:
$1250.00


TitleBamileke Batcham Chair Headdress Mask Cameroon Africa 38 InchType of ObjectWood carved chair, maskCountry of Age20th centuryOther DimensionsHeight: 41 Inches
Width: 22 Inches
Depth: 12.5 Inches
Overall ConditionFair. Most ofÂour pieces have spent decades on at least two continents, and have been treasured by several owners.  Small splits, scrapes and cracks are a normal part of their patina attesting to their age and extensive use. We examine each piece carefully when we receive it and report any damage we find in our listings. Please look carefully at the pictures which may also reveal condition and damage.Damage/RepairSome weakened areas of wood (arrested bug damage?). scraped patina and cracks. wobbles. dirt, general wear

Additional Information: This dominant, regal seat is a design said to come from the region of Batcham in Cameroon. The features are notably Bamileke: flared nostrils and a broad toothy smile in the face. Symbols are carved into the seat of the chair, and the features of the face are remarkably detailed. This remarkable carving would be a proud addition to any collection of ethnic art.

Cameroon is a large country with mountainous terrain, broad savannas and grasslands where a number of centralized kingdoms or chiefdoms have developed each with distinctive individual art traditions while sharing common religious beliefs, political structures and social institutions. Grasslands art serves to indicate social status and rank with the most prestigious imagery and material reserved for the king (Fon) and other nobility diminishing in importance as one moves downwards in rank at court. Certain artists and artisans working close by the palace serve the king working in materials and symbols reserved exclusively for him. Ranging from royal regalia of high prestige to objects of everyday usage most were embellished with either simple designs or complex imagery including human and animal images symbolically identified with kingship.

Recommended Reading: R. Lecoq: Les Bamiléké: Une Civilisation africaine (Paris, 1953) P. Gebauer: Art of Cameroon with a Catalog of the Gebauer Collection of Cameroon Art at the Portland Art Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art (Portland and New York, 1979) T. Northern: The Art of Cameroon (Washington, DC, 1984)

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