Standing male figure · Cameroon, Mambila · ID: 3031581
Edmund Glauder, Santa Monica, USA
Description
light brown wood, brown patina, pigment remains, heart-shaped facial plane with big eyes and open mouth, typical detail, the zigzag-contour of the legs, rectangular cavity at the back of the head, min. dam., cracks, slight traces of abrasion, on wooden base;
much of Mambila art is associated with the seasonal cycles of planting and harvesting. The Mambila mainly became known by their abstract animal masks. Aside of this they made figures, representing ancestors or village guardians, which were kept in niches of a wall.
The object Standing male figure with the object ID 3031581 was last part of the auction 68th tribal art auction at March 3, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 420 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,500.
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Comparing literature
Gebauer, Paul, Art of Cameroon, New York 1979, p. 213