Standing female figure · Cameroon, Bangwa / Bamileke · ID: 3045324
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Provenance
Eduardo Uhart, Paris, FranceSize
H: 76,5 cm
H: 30.1 inch
Description
wood, base
The screaming mouth is common in the Bangwa region. The indication of pregnancy is considered a sign of fertility. Whether the figure was intended as a commemorative figure or was used as a magic figure against witchcraft, can no longer be determined.
The object Standing female figure with the object ID 3045324 was last part of the auction 91 Tribal Art Auction at March 9, 2019 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 280.
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Comparing literature
Homberger, Lorenz (Hg.), Kamerun, Kunst der Könige, Zürich 2008, Kat. 62