Null BAMILEKE, CEMEROUN
War ritual votive head.
Multicolored glass beads, cowri…

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BAMILEKE, CEMEROUN War ritual votive head. Multicolored glass beads, cowries, fabric and wood. H. 22 cm; L. 15 cm. Provenance: former collection of sculptor Berndt Helleberg (1920-2008), Sweden.

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BAMILEKE, CEMEROUN War ritual votive head. Multicolored glass beads, cowries, fabric and wood. H. 22 cm; L. 15 cm. Provenance: former collection of sculptor Berndt Helleberg (1920-2008), Sweden.

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