Description : Animal (Dog)
Cameroon, Mambila
light brown wood, blackish brown patina, red paint, depicted in the moment of barking, showing a kind of aggressive posture, with ducked head and alert projecting ears, min. dam., cracks, slight traces of abrasion, the Mambila believed in a Creator, whom they used to call nama or chang. A cult only existed for family ancestors. Most of their figures are representations of the deceased. Aside they produced the well-known animal masks, protective objects and music instruments.
H: 21,5 cm, L: 62,5 cm
H: 8.5 inch, L: 24.6 inch
Provenance
Morton Dimondstein, Los Angeles, USA
Literature
Roberts, Allen F., Animals in African Art, New York 1995, p. 160, ill. 105
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