Exquisite African Art - Bamileke Babanki Elephant Tribal Mask. Extensive Use


Exquisite African Art - Bamileke Babanki Elephant Tribal Mask. Extensive Use

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Exquisite African Art - Bamileke Babanki Elephant Tribal Mask. Extensive Use:
$947.21


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Babanki Beaded Elephant Mask

Tribe: Babanki / Bamileke

Origin: Grasslands Cameroon

Approx Age: Mid 20C

Materials: Wood, Glass Beads, Mud Cloth

Dimensions cm: 72 tall x 36 wide

This is a beautiful example of a real tribally used Babanki elephant mask, please view the photos we have provided and supersize the pics to see for yourselves how well used this mask is. This is a piece I am finding hard to part with as I love it so much and will be very difficult to obtain another that is as stunning and original.

Most elephant masks in the form of a wooden crest originate from the centers of Oku and the Babanki area. Masks of this type belong to an ensemble of some twenty masks owned by royal lineages and chiefs that are performed during funerals and annual festivals. The elephant appears last in these masquerade performances and assumes an exalted position as protector from enemies and sorcery. Depiction of the elephant or use of its iv**y or tail hairs refers to wealth and influence but also makes allusion to an elephant's strength and destructive powers. The interplay of elongated lines and rounded arcs adds both grace and power to this fantastic composition.

The Babanki are part of a larger cultural area known collectively as the Western Cameroon Grasslands and live in the northern part of Northwest Province. They originally came from an area to the north and migrated in various complex patterns throughout the last several centuries. Fulani traders moving steadily southwards into Cameroon in the 17th century forced the Babanki's southern drift. Many smaller ethnic groups combined, while other factions split away as a result of pressure from the invading Fulani. During the late 18th century many Fulani converted to Islam and their expansionist policies grew as a result of religious zeal. They successfully converted many Babanki to Islam.

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Exquisite African Art - Bamileke Babanki Elephant Tribal Mask. Extensive Use:
$947.21

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