Terracotta
Mambila · Cameroon
Reference: TRRC-45
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- Height
- 23 cm
- Material
- Grey terracotta
They live in northern Cameroon east of Nigeria. Your statues tThey are recognizable by their heart-shaped faces and their disproportionate heads. This figure wears a hairstyle…
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Full original description
They live in northern Cameroon east of Nigeria. Your statues tThey are recognizable by their heart-shaped faces and their disproportionate heads. This figure wears a hairstyle based on inlays that time has made disappear. She is a curious and rare figure, undoubtedly destined to worship ancestors, with her hands on both sides of her mouth. Face in perfect heart shape, with circular and horrified eyes and mouth. Cylindrical body adorned with intersecting lines and holes in the S intersections of unknown purpose. They are representations of theThey are the protectors of the people and those responsible for their prosperity.
Further technical information
- Width
- 7 cm
- 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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