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Lot: 652
Tungunga maske. Bamun. cameroon

"Tungunga mask". Ethnicity: Bamún.



Country: Cameroon.



Large mask belonging to the Nsoro secret society that brings together the most courageous combatants of the sultan''s army, his de facto royal guard.

Due to the tremendous weight they have to bear to demonstrate the warrior''s strength, they are carried on the head and back with the help of a raffia frame and held firmly by two liana arms that pass under the armpits, all concealed by a fiber skirt that due to antiquity has disappeared from this mask disintegrated by time. In this way, the dancer reaches the height of a giant as can be seen in the documentary photography.

Tungunga masks have as their main mission to dance during the funerals of the sultan and in homage to distinguished ministers. 55x33cm

Title
Tungunga mask
Object
Tungunga mask
Material
Wood
Measures
55x33cm

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DECORATIVE ARTS
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