Superb mask - manbila - Cameroon (No reserve price)

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Masque Suaga Due ou Suaga Bor - Mambila - Nigeria / Cameroun

Among the Mambila, the principal masks used in the Suaga ceremonies are called the Suaga Due (the Great Suaga) and Suaga Bor (Suaga Dog).

In some villages the dancers are distinguished by costumes adorned with feathers; in others the term denotes interchangeably the two types of masks. The latter also have individual names that derive not from their outward appearance, but from the magical means that confer their power.

D. Zeitlyn thus advances the hypothesis that substances used for the Suaga Bor are those whose preparation requires dog blood.

Masque Suaga Due ou Suaga Bor - Mambila - Nigeria / Cameroun

Among the Mambila, the principal masks used in the Suaga ceremonies are called the Suaga Due (the Great Suaga) and Suaga Bor (Suaga Dog).

In some villages the dancers are distinguished by costumes adorned with feathers; in others the term denotes interchangeably the two types of masks. The latter also have individual names that derive not from their outward appearance, but from the magical means that confer their power.

D. Zeitlyn thus advances the hypothesis that substances used for the Suaga Bor are those whose preparation requires dog blood.

Details

Indigenous object name
Superb mask
No. of items
1
Ethnic group/ culture
manbila
Country of Origin
Cameroon
Material
Wood
Sold with stand
No
Condition
Good condition
Height
47 cm
Width
22 cm
Depth
20 cm
Authenticity
Reproduction/replica
Sold by
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Objects sold
98.23%
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