Standing figure
Cameroon, Kaka
sold
EUR 1,600
Provenance
Jon Karlsson, Stockholm, SwedenPeter Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden
Size
H: 27 cm
H: 10.6 inch
Description
wood, strongly encrusted patina in some places/ sacrificial traces, traces of weathering/ insect caused damage, base
The Kaka live south of the Donga River in the Grassfields of Cameroon in direct neighbourhood to the Mambila settling in Nigeria. Little is known about the Kaka, or about the purpose of their highly expressive figures.
They are placed in shrines and receive many sacrificial offerings (as can be seen from the patina) and protect against evil spirits and witchcraft.
Publications
AHDRC: 0170765