Figure "tadep" de la société "suàgà" ·  Nigéria / Cameroun, Mambilla / Mambila · ID: 3047136

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Description

wood, base

Gebauer reports that these figures were placed at ancestral shrines where they had a protective function and were called “tadop” (Gebauer, 1979, M 28) or served the souls of departed ancestors.

More recent research suggests that they were ritually used for healing ceremonies by special associations, such as the “suàgà” society.

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Littérature comparée

Gebauer, Paul, Art of Cameroon, New York 1979, M 28

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Publications

Expo cat.: "Cameroun", Saint-Maur, Galerie Afrique & Galerie Kanem, 2016, Fig.40

AHDRC: 0135880

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