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Bamileke Beaded head - Cameroon - African Art Tribal Art

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Bamileke Beaded head - Cameroon - African Art Tribal Art

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Title: Bamileke Beaded head - Cameroon - African Art Tribal Art

Date/Period: Contemporary

Origin: Cameroon

Dimension: 11,81 Inch

Materials: Terracotta, pearls

Weight: 3,86 Pounds

Item type: Head, figure

Provenance: Made in the Cameroonian Grasslands using the traditional decorative technique using multicolored glass beads, this head is inspired by the famous effigies of sovereigns. Carefully applied to a terracotta surface, the pearls accentuate the features and the headdress with strongly contrasting colors.
In African art, the artistic movement of which these sculptures are a part bears the name of the ancient religious capital of Nigeria, Ifè, one of the many city-states established by the Yoruba. This civilization succeeded the Nok civilization. This city-state of Ile-Ife, whose rise culminated from the 12th to the 15th century, had an artistic tradition of royal portraits imbued with realism, funeral effigies in bronze but also in terracotta.

Additional Information: Stand not included.

Reserve: $147.00

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