Power figure "enok ateng" or "njom" · Cameroun, Keaka · ID: 3052194
Prix d'appel
600 €
Prix d'Estimation
1 200 €
Provenance
Swedish Private CollectionZemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 5 November 2016, lot 344
Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden
Description
wood, encrusted patina, base
Koloss reported that local Keaka healers used “medicin” or “power figures” called “enok ateng”, which means “fighting alone”. These figures were said to have been created to aid the healing process by helping to ward off evil forces.
Claessens sees the anthropomorphic figures as part of a larger category of ritual objects known as “ajom” (sing. “njom”) - “magic medicine”.
Publications
AHDRC: 0136691