Standing female figure ·  Cameroon, Kaka · ID: 3041347

Description

wood, brown patina, encrusted with black and red pigment, cylindrical body with tube-shaped arms, head with crested coiffure and chin extension, dam., insect caused missing parts (head, base), pedestal;
presumably representing an ancestor, 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.

The object Standing female figure with the object ID 3041347 was last part of the auction 84th Tribal Art Auction at November 5, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 344.

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