Figure d´ancêtre masculin "tadep" ·  Cameroun, Mambila · ID: 3042402

Description

wood, slightly encrusted brown patina, remains of pigments, typical details: zigzag-contour of the legs, pear-shaped body, the hand held up to the chin, min. dam., cracks, small missing parts, traces of abrasion, base;
figures like this were commonly described as ancestor representations or guardian figures. Rather, it would appear to be a ritual object connected with a healing association called “suàgà”. The local name of such sculptures would be “tadep”. Usually these were male-female pairs. Together with other “suàgà” paraphernalia, they were stored in granaries.

L’objet Figure d´ancêtre masculin “tadep” avec l’ID d’objet 3042402 a fait partie de l’enchère 86e vente aux enchères Tribal Art en 27 mai 2017 pour la dernière fois le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes et avait le numéro de lot 370.

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Littérature comparée

Gebauer, Paul, Art of Cameroon, New York 1979, p. 213