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Bell, Metal

Tikar Equestrian Head Bell

Cameroon
Tikar

Bronze
ca. Mid-Late 20th century

Height: 16 inches
Idiophone - Struck Directly - Bell

This African head/mask bell from the Tikar tribe of Cameroon is cast in bronze using the lost wax process. The art of Cameroon is in a great part the art of a royal court that has a complex protocol and numerous rituals. This example of Tikar art is over 40 years old. Probably made for the trade market.

 

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Catalog#: AF-IDST-14-3