Bangwa Funerary Sculpture |
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Ancestor figure appear artist associated Bamileke Bangwa Banyang beaded begin brought called carried carved carver ceremonies Challenge chief chiefdoms cloth common compound copse costume covered crowd cult dance dancers dead death drums Ekoi elaborate Elephant European examples expert eyes face father feet female fetish field Fontem forest four give given Gong society hands head horns important individual join late leaves lefem Leopard Lord maskers meetings mother mouth neighbours Night mask Night society nine nobles objects organisation original palace past performances placed plantain Plate play portrait present princess royal rank receive retainers rites ritual round sculptor secret servants side similar skin skull slaves sold statues stool style subchiefs symbols titled trade traditional twins usually wear whole widows wine wives women young