Mambila Tadep Figure
Tribe: Mambila
Country: Nigeria / Cameroon Borderlands
Material: Wood, Horn, Pigment
Size: 15.5" Tall
Status: SOLD - Private Collection - Florida, USA.
Mambila Art centers upon an association called Suaga. The Suaga association is concerned with justice and supernatural cleansing within the community. Tadep figures are thought to embody ancestors who, according to Mambila beliefs, are responsible for the clan's wealth. Costumes, musical instruments, masks and figures used in Suaga ceremonies are stored in granary-like buildings in the homesteads of their clan.
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