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Dance crest "tu ngünga", Cameroon Grassfields, Bamum, Size: H: 46 cm (H: 18.1 inch), ID: 3053161
Dance crest "tu ngünga", Cameroon Grassfields, Bamum, Size: H: 46 cm (H: 18.1 inch), ID: 3053161 - 2/5 Dance crest "tu ngünga", Cameroon Grassfields, Bamum, Size: H: 46 cm (H: 18.1 inch), ID: 3053161 - 3/5 Dance crest "tu ngünga", Cameroon Grassfields, Bamum, Size: H: 46 cm (H: 18.1 inch), ID: 3053161 - 4/5 Dance crest "tu ngünga", Cameroon Grassfields, Bamum, Size: H: 46 cm (H: 18.1 inch), ID: 3053161 - 5/5
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Lot 334
Auction 106

Dance crest "tu ngünga" ·  Cameroon Grassfields, Bamum · ID: 3053161

Sold EUR 1,200
Provenance
Private Collection
Andreas 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.

The object Dance crest “tu ngünga” with the object ID 3053161 was last part of the auction Auction 106 at April 25, 2026 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 334 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,200.

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Comparing literature

Weis, Peter A. & Bettina von Lintig, Art of the Cameroon Grasslands, 5 Continents Editions, Milan 2024, p. 162 f.

Publications

AHDRC: 0217794

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