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Kaka figure, Cameroon, wood, crusty patina, H.
See original version (French)
206
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Kaka figure, Cameroon, wood, crusty patina, H.
See original version (French)
Estimate €1,000 - €2,000
Voluntary lot
Description
Kaka figure, Cameroon, wood, crusty patina, H.43cmxW.13cm. The statuary of the Kaka - a people from the south-east of the Cross River living in the Donga River region, on the border between Nigeria and Cameroon - is relatively rare and little documented. It represents a transitional style between the art of the Chamba and that of the Mumuye, with whom it is thought to share a therapeutic role. The representation of paternity, rare in African art, is sometimes found in Kaka statuary. The figure of a protrector is exhibited at funerals and initiation ceremonies.
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