Anthropomorphic mask (Wum).
North-Western Province, Cameroon.
Wood, 24 x 21 x 33 cm.
Charles and Kent Davis.
This mask is a beautiful example of the stylistic area in the west, between Wum
and Fungom. For each festival, a large number of masks, juju, are used to
celebrate the dry season’s sorghum harvest, the great December festival, or the
funerals of noble people. More reminicent of the Wum style, the compact,
geometrical shape, its wide open mouth, dilated nostrils, and bulging,
emotionally devoid eyes are carved from a very hard wood.