Dance crest "tu ngünga" · Cameroon Grassfields, Bamum · ID: 3053161
Starting price
EUR 2,000
Estimated price
EUR 4,000
Provenance
Private CollectionAndreas Achmann, Munich, Germany
Native Auction, Brussels, December 2018, lot 46
Size
H: 46 cm
H: 18.1 inch
Description
wood, pigments, rattan, base
Such headdresses performed as male/female pairs on large festive occasions in Foumban. Fixed to wickerwork bases they were worn on the head, while the dancer covered his face with a scarf. Nowadays they exclusively appear for entertainment. Originally they might have belonged to the warrior society “nsorro”, which performed its dances on the occasion of funerals of one of its members.
Comparing literature
Weis, Peter A. & Bettina von Lintig, Art of the Cameroon Grasslands, 5 Continents Editions, Milan 2024, p. 162 f.
Publications
AHDRC: 0217794