Pair Bamelike Harvest Festival Headdresses

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Description: The Bamelike is the largest of the ethnic groups inhabiting the grasslands of Cameroon with a population of about 1 million spead over the southwestern grassland plateau in groups of 50 to 100 thousand people. They are well know for their Bronze, beadwork, and wooden figures of prestige in the assertion of power by the king, who spread them throughout the kingdom as a form of insurance against loss. These unusual broze, leather, and rafia headdresses would have been used during rituals of planting and harvesting.

Status: For Sale	Reference#: Bemelk7_8
Condition: Very Good	Year: 1930
Country: Cameroon	Maker: Unknown
Height: 24 in. (60.96 cm)
Weight: 16
Title: Lost wax bronze	Style: Lost Wax Bronze, Coil Basketry
Materials: Copper Alloy, Rafia, Leather	Type: African Art Tribal Art

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