Bird dance crest · Prairie Camerounaise, Bamiléké · ID: 3039129
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Description
heavy wood, dark brown patina, remains of pigments, min. dam., cracks, small missing parts, traces of insect caused damage (bottom);
according to P. Harter to the Bamileke birds have a special connotation with death, connecting heaven and earth as two realms of the living and the dead.