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African Buffalo Mask, Bamileke Cameroon

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  • Color: Multi-Color
  • Material: Wood
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Tribe: Bamileke
  • 1000 Units in Stock
  • Location:US
  • Ships to:Worldwide
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African Buffalo Mask, Bamileke Cameroon<br>Among the zoomorphic masks of the Cameroon Grasslands, buffalo masks are considered the most powerful: 'symbols of force, of courage and of power', according to Harter (1986:44). In the Grasslands, just as amongst their neighbors, (Duala, Mama), the buffalo is a symbol of the chief. Therefore, according to Harter ( ibid.) the buffalo hunt was reserved only for the fon (king) in the Grasslands. Amongst the Bamum, the buffalo mask was the first to appear at the annual festival, nja, expressing ' solidarity, wealth and the social role of the Bamum' (Geary, 1984: 138-142). The buffalo helmet mask was worn by a nephew of the king, chosen as 'the preferred servant of the court' (ibid.).<br>Origin:<br>Cameroon<br>Material:<br>Wood<br>Dimensions:<br>Height; 33 in. x Width; 20 in. x Depth; 8 in.