Figure féminine debout ·  Cameroun, Bangoua/Bamiléké · ID: 3045324

Description

wood, base

The screaming mouth is common in the Bangwa region. The indication of pregnancy is considered a sign of fertility. Whether the figure was intended as a commemorative figure or was used as a magic figure against witchcraft, can no longer be determined.

Littérature comparée

Homberger, Lorenz (Hg.), Kamerun, Kunst der Könige, Zürich 2008, Kat. 62