BAMILEKE CAMEROUN Mask of the secret society... - Lot 74 - Mytika Honfleur

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BAMILEKE CAMEROUN Mask of the secret society... - Lot 74 - Mytika Honfleur
BAMILEKE CAMEROUN Mask of the secret society "KU N'GAN" used during public purification tests.very expressive mask corresponding to the violent character of this society,used in the fight against witchcraft.remnants of the headdress with braids of fibers and fabrics.most of these masks have been destroyed or burned,following political troubles. Height: cm Collected in situ, region of the Bafong chiefdom.1980. Col.Dr L.Paris Col.particulière,Paris,2010 P.Harter, "les rois sculpteurs",Paris,musées nationaux,1993,p.159. P.Harter, "arts anciens du Cameroun",1986,p.262.figure 295.
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