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  • Description
  • Yoruba
TypeEthnographic art
Period1945 to 1999
TechniqueWood
StyleAfrican
SubjectFigure
Dimensions40 x 15 x 16 cm (h x w x d)
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Cameroon: African Bamun fertility statue - Cameroon.Hand carved from a single piece of wood
Size: 40 cm height.

Taxatiewaarde: 300 - 375 euro.

TThe Bamum, sometimes called Bamoum, Bamun, Bamoun, or Mum, are a Grassfields ethnic group of Cameroon with around 215,000 members.The Bamum traditional religion placed great emphasis on ancestral spirits which were embodied in the skulls of the deceased ancestors. The eldest males of each lineage had possession of the skulls of deceased males. When moving a diviner must find an appropriate place to hold the skull. Despite these efforts some men's skulls remained unclaimed and their spirits are deemed restless. Ceremonies are thus done to placate these spirits. There is also respect for female skulls, but the details are less documented.They also believed women made the soil fruitful, thus women did the planting and harvesting. Masks and representations of the head also had importance. In modern times, many Bamum are Muslim or Christian. King Ibrahim Njoya himself converted to Islam then to Christianity and then back to Islam after the Treaty of Versailles. He is said to have disliked abstaining from polygamy when Christian, and from alcohol when Muslim, so ultimately split the difference toward the end.
Condition
ConditionVery good
Shipment
Pick up The work can be picked up on location. As a buyer you must bring your own packaging materials. The location is: Hengelo, The Netherlands
ShipmentParcel post
PriceUp to 10 kg.
Within The Netherlands €8.00
To Belgium €25.00
To Germany €25.00
Within Europe €25.00

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Pick upYes, possible
LocationHengelo,  The Netherlands
Auction details
Start time10-6-2023 at 10:26
End time13-10-2023 at 16:22
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