Figure debout ·  Cameroun, Bangoua/Bamiléké · ID: 3043602

Description

wood, brown patina, pigment remains, rectangular cavity in the back, surface structure strongly marked by insect caused damage and weathering, cracks, missing parts, metal plate.
These powerful sculptures serve a powerful intent - the disclosure of witchcraft directed toward kin or members of the community. Their potency is increased by libations and magic substances inserted into the body in carved-out receptacles

Expertise

Didier Claes, Brussels, 13 October 2011

Littérature comparée

Northern, Tamara, The Art of Cameroon, Washington D.C. 1984, p. 88 f.

Publications

AHDRC: 0010768