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Object type

mask

Materials

horn, vegetal fibre, cowrie, human hair, textile

Legend

The kunggang of the Bamileke belong to an important association of healers and headmen, and for the purification of villages. They represent the power of intervention against sorcery.

Place of collecting

Cameroon

Culture

Bamileke

Field collector

Prof. Siméon Fongang

Acquisition related person

Prof. Siméon Fongang, as donor, Mrs. Widow Lilyan Kesteloot, as donor

Date of acquisition

2000-01-07

Dimensions

150 cm x 50 cm

Inventory number

EO.2002.1.1




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