Dance crest in shape of a rooster ·  Prairie Camerounaise, Bamum · ID: 3035604

Description

brass, hollow, drilled holes around the lower rim for attachment, stylized forms, ornamental plumage, rep. (forehead area ?), old age patina;
maskers of the “mbansie” society wore crests in the shape of various types of birds during the “nja” masquerade.