Bird dance crest · Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke · ID: 3039129
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Size
H: 18,5 cm
L: 46 cm
H: 7.3 inch
L: 18.1 inch
Description
heavy wood, dark brown patina, remains of pigments, min. dam., cracks, small missing parts, traces of insect caused damage (bottom);
according to P. Harter to the Bamileke birds have a special connotation with death, connecting heaven and earth as two realms of the living and the dead.
The object Bird dance crest with the object ID 3039129 was last part of the auction 81st Tribal Art Auction at October 31, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 397.
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