File:Dance Helmet Mask in the Shape of a Buffalo, Cameroon, Brücke-Museum Berlin, 65050, view e.jpg
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Dance Helmet Mask in the Shape of a Buffallo, Cameroon, 19th-20th century, view from the back
Summary
Object
| Artist |
English: once known creator
Deutsch: einst bekannte*r Urheber*in |
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| Description |
English: Dance Helmet Mask in the Shape of a Buffalo
Deutsch: Tanzaufsatzmaske in Gestalt eines Büffels |
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| Date | from 19th century until 20th century | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | wood, patination (Q108063964), Fassung (Q1225161) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | height: 76 cm (29.9 in); width: 35 cm (13.7 in); depth: 14 cm (5.5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accession number |
H 87 |
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| Place of creation | Cameroon (Q1009) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Object history |
transferred to Karl und Emy Schmidt-Rottluff Stiftung from Karl Schmidt-Rottluff |
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| Notes |
English: The mighty buffalo, representing strength and courage, is the symbol of high-ranking courtiers. They wore such buffalo masks at festive masquerades. Animal masks, including those of rams, crocodiles or birds, were part of almost every dance ensemble. Similar masks are still produced today and can be found in large numbers in the art trade.
Deutsch: Der mächtige Büffel, der für Kraft und Mut steht, ist das Symbol hochrangiger Höflinge. Sie trugen solche Büffel-Masken bei festlichen Maskenauftritten. Tiermasken, auch von Widdern, Krokodilen oder Vögeln, gehörten zu fast jedem Tanzensemble. Ähnliche Masken werden bis heute produziert und finden sich zahlreich im Kunsthandel. |
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| References |
Deutsch: Karl Schmidt-Rottluff hat die Maske 1954 in seinem Gemälde "Afrikanisches" künstlerisch verarbeitet. Das Gemälde befindet sich heute in der Sammlung des Brücke-Museums in Berlin: https://www.bruecke-museum.de/de/sammlung/werke/62291/afrikanisches. |
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Photograph
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English: Dance Helmet Mask in the Shape of a Buffallo, Cameroon, 19th-20th century, view from the back  |
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| Source | BrückeMuseumBerlin | |||
| Author | Nick Ash, Berlin | |||
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The estate of Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, owned by the Karl and Emy Schmidt-Rottluff Foundation at the Brücke Museum, contains his collection of around 100 sculptures and objects with colonial backgrounds. The Brücke artist himself never travelled outside Europe and, to the best of current knowledge, bought these objects in the art trade and from private owners from the 1910s onwards. The collection includes ritual and everyday objects, alongside souvenirs for the Western market. The way they were perceived underwent changes: they came to be seen as objects of art and decoration. Little is known of their origins, the circumstances of their acquisition, or the historical and current importance of the objects. Most of them originate from Germany’s former colonies, thus referring directly to German Expressionists’ entanglements in the often unlawful appropriation of material culture in colonially occupied lands. More
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