Kola Box
Bamileke · Cameroon
Reference: RCPT-36
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Cup intended to contain the kola nuts offered to the visitor. It is decorated with typical scenes of rural life bamileké. In African animism the visitor…
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Full original description
Cup intended to contain the kola nuts offered to the visitor. It is decorated with typical scenes of rural life bamileké. In African animism the visitor is the messenger whom God sends. The first thing that is offered to the Visiane when arriving at a house in our kola as a symbol of welcome and peace, and water to quench the thirst of the road. The legs on which the ccopa rests are engraved a spider that for the Bamileké and the bamun The spider, mainly the migala, plays an important role in the administration of justice. Although it has eight legs, artistically it is not aware of this fact, and it is represented with a variable number of legs. It is represented in many places, especially on stools. Patina for use.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX or earlier.
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Cameroon. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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