Lot 2272

CN 1075 MAMBILA guardian figure, zoomorphe, Nigeria/North Cameroun. -H 49.5 x 15cm- CF.:«Voir Paul Gebauer, Art of Cameroon, p 44.Bois polychrome « All Mambila cult objects receive an annual renewal of the traditional colour scheme of black, red and white. The fusion of an animal head with a human body occurs repeatedly in MAMBILA art forms, prompted by local mythology & folklore. The carver considered the head of this object as that of a watchdog, protector of a local compound. The profile reveals traditional sculpture at its best. In this guardian some specialists see affinities to the forms of the neighbouring Jukun or the Cham