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248 - Kaka, Cameroon, Attributed to a rare artist, wood, patina, w…
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Estimate €1,000 - €2,000
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Kaka, Cameroon, Attributed to a rare artist, wood, patina, weathered H. 62 cm - W. 17 cm. Among the Kaka people living in western Cameroon in the Mbem region, south of the Mambila, the creation of these works is linked to the veneration of ancestors. Harter (1994: 47). "Ancestor worship appears to hold a central place for them. It is overseen by the wantop, one of the members of the chief’s council, as part of the rituals of the male secret society known as the mbir." The crusty patina on the present figure indicates a long period of ritual use.
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About the sale AFRICAN ART – TERRACOTTA FROM THE INDUS VALLEY – PRE-COLUMBIAN ART – OCEANIAN ART – HOPI CULTURE
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Auction time 06/24/2026 at 1:30 PM
Ref. : 3360 - 56
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