Power figure with drinking horn · Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke / Bangwa · ID: 3045433
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Provenance
American CollectionLucien van de Velde, Antwerp, Belgium
Size
H: 46 cm
H: 18.1 inch
Description
wood, encrusted patina, base
Present figure presumably represents a power figure used for disclosure of witchcraft directed towards kin or members of the community. Their potency is increased by libations and magic substances inserted into the body in carved-out receptacles, which can be found at the back of present figure.
The object Power figure with drinking horn with the object ID 3045433 was last part of the auction 91 Tribal Art Auction at March 9, 2019 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 270.
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