Sculpture

AF3692

From: Cameroon

Curatorial Section: African

Object Number AF3692
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Ekoi
Provenience Cameroon
Section African
Materials Wood
Iconography Janus Head
Description

Of wood on a conical base; presumably the top of a ceremonial headdress. The faces are painted white with black markings. They are separated by a serrated ridge on each side. Mouths open, teeth indicated by small rectangles meeting on a transverse ridge. A pair of horns curving backwards surmounts one face.

Height 40 cm
Credit Line Purchased from W. O. Oldman, 1912
Other Number 26375 - Field No SF

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