Figural group
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88th Tribal Art AuctionFigural group
Cameroon, Kaka
Provenance | Size | Starting price / estimated price |
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H: 13.8 inch |
2000 EUR
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance |
wood, encrusted brown patina, rest., dam., cracks, traces of insect caused damage and abrasion.
Possibly present figures represent ancestor effigies, for ancestor veneration has a place of prime importance for the Kaka. It is supervised by "wantop", one of the members of the chieftains counsel, within the framework of the liturgies of the "mbir" male secret society.