Sorcerer’s Real Estate Chaqueton

Bamileke · Cameroon

Reference: MYA-35

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Material
Roots, amulets and beads.

Chaqueton woven with roots and adorned with amulets of animal nails and beads, worn by the sorcerer for his magic sessions. On this occasion it is…

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Chaqueton woven with roots and adorned with amulets of animal nails and beads, worn by the sorcerer for his magic sessions. On this occasion it is the well-known antiquarian of Senegalese African art, of three generations of antiquarians, Mamadou Marema Diop who has agreed to pose for these photographs.

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Attributed period
Mid-century XX

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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