African Babanki Elephant Mask 12
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| Management number | 4773062 | Release Date | 1970/01/01 | List Price | $87.75 | Model Number | 4773062 | ||
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This African Mask from the Babanki people of Cameroon measures 37 inches tall, 13 inches wide. It is hand-carved of wood and adorned with hammered brass.
Like most African peoples, the Babanki make wide use of animal representation in their art (zoomorphism.) The Babanki are perhaps best known for their zoomorphic elephant masks. The elephant is a royal animal in Babanki tradition, and these masks may be worn only by privileged members of the community on special occasions such as during dances, festivals, and funerals. The movements of dancers wearing the elephant mask are slow and majestic, imitating the elephant itself and befitting his dignity. The elephant mask is second in prestige only to the human mask.
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