Standing figure "tadep" · Cameroon, Mambila · ID: 3041766

Name: Standing figure "tadep"
SKU: 3041766
Availability: Discontinued

not available anymore

Provenance

Mireille de Pierrebourg, Paris/Duala, France/Africa
Bernd Muhlack, Kiel, Germany
Walter Schmidt, Würzburg/Innsbruck, Germany/Austria

Size

H: 28 cm

H: 11.0 inch

Description

wood, matt patina, remains of polychrome paint, characteristic physiognomy, striking short legs, hole on top of the head, dam., cracks, traces of insect caused damage and abrasion, base;
ritual object, probably connected with a healing association. The local name of such sculptures is “tadep”. Usually these were carved in male-female pairs. When not in use the “tadep” were stored in granaries, together with other paraphernalias.

The object Standing figure “tadep” with the object ID 3041766 was last part of the auction 86th Tribal Art Auction at May 27, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 50.

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