Bangwa

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Ancestor statue - Wood - Bamileke - Cameroon

Ethnic group: bangwacommemorative figurine of a bangwa king, region of the western high plateau, cameroon rare bangwa figurine representing a masculine character sitting on a stool, an elbow laying on the knees and a hand holding the faceeve begalli collection, grenoble, acquired inthe figure is wearing classic royal attributes, a large number of carved necklaces and braceletsdimensions: height 65 cmtraces of erosionare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiperiod: early 20th centuryour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe mouth is open, the protruding almond-shaped eyes have hemmed eyelids, the hairdo is composed of a bun with four lobesvery ancient, dark and crusty patina, shiny on the reliefs, as a result of sacrificial libationsprovenance: former french nplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecountry: cameroonmaterial(s): wood

314 €

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