Standing female figure ·  Cameroun, Kaka · ID: 3034946

Description

wood, greyish black patina, short arms, weirdly angled, with hook-shaped arranged hands, a disc-shaped flattened face with prominent eyes, slightly dam. (left breast and hand), cracks, paint rubbed off, socle;
the Kaka are a small ethnic group of around 18000 people, living in western Cameroon, along the Donga River. They are related with their southern Tikar neighbours and share certain customs with them. The present figure represents an ancestor effigy, for ancestor veneration has a place of prime importance for them. It is supervised by “wantop”, one of the members of the chieftains counsel, within the framework of the liturgies of the “mbir” male secret society. The objects are mostly covered with a thick patina of soot. As a rule they are male figures, the present figure exceptionally female.

L’objet Standing female figure avec l’ID d’objet 3034946 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 73rd tribal art auction dans 25 mai 2013 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 312 a atteint un prix de vente de 5 500 €.

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