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Bamileke elephant mask    (N°1271 )

The Bamileke elephant masks are numerous in the north of the Grassland. The elephant, leopard, buffalo and python are the attributes of Fon. The elephant is the symbol of power in Cameroon in particular the royal power. The wearer of the mask is part of the society of the elephant under the command of the king. This type of mask is mask lineage and participates in memorial days: he will dance for the privileged. In the hierarchy of masks, elephants occupy second place after the "Kam" anthropomorphic. Exhibited during the memorial days, he entered last on the dance floor as he left last. He is inclined to the horizontal, the dancer imitates the burden of the animal. Namely there is a rare variant that elephants are the masks of the terrible secret society "Troh.crackcrackcrackcrackcrackcrackcrackcrackcrackcrack





 
Country: cameroun
Ethny: Bamileke
Weight: 5,24 kg
Item(s) in stock: 0
Material: wood
Size
- Height: 134 cm



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