Couple Tadep, MAMBILA Cameroon

Private collection acquired in the 1980s in Paris.

The selection I am offering here already provides a substantial overview of the cultural richness of the largest country in Africa.

Everyday objects, masks, figures, medicinal objects—these have been and still are opportunities for sculptors to showcase their unique millennia-old craftsmanship.

Each stylistic element responds with elegance to a ritual necessity. Thus, nothing in African art is purely aesthetic.

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African Mambila statue in single-piece wood depicting an androgynous character. The territories located north of Cameroon are vast and host the Mambila populations. The twenty-five thousand Mambila have created numerous masks and statues recognizable by their heart-shaped faces and the application of red and white pigments.

The Tadep-type Mambila statues like this one are believed to embody the ancestors who, according to Mambila beliefs, are responsible for the tribe's prosperity.