Figural group · Cameroon, Kaka · ID: 3040000
Price
EUR 2,000
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Size
H: 35 cm
H: 13.8 inch
Description
wood, encrusted brown patina, rest., dam., cracks, traces of insect caused damage and abrasion.
Possibly present figures represent ancestor effigies, for ancestor veneration has a place of prime importance for the Kaka. It is supervised by “wantop”, one of the members of the chieftains counsel, within the framework of the liturgies of the “mbir” male secret society.
Publications
AHDRC: 0150581