Masque éléphant "ntshen" ·  Cameroun Grassland, Babanki / Bali Nyonga / Oku · ID: 3048471

Description

wood, rest.

Among the peoples of the Cameroon Grassfields, the elephant, like the leopard, is considered a royal symbol.

Wherever the elephant masks appear, they perform as so-called “leader masks” and occupy the second most important position after the human “kam” mask.