#3471 Superb African Bamileke Passport /Mask Cameroon 7" H indian chair measuring 8½" H × 3½"

measuring 8½" H × 3½" W × 1¼" D

The mounted rider is a common theme in Yoruba sculpture

31" h by 19" w

Stunning  AUSTRIAN BRONZE FIGURE of a young girl with a rope on a wood stand

when clothing laws changed

#3471 Superb African Bamileke Passport /Mask Cameroon 7" H indian chair measuring 8½" H × 3½"Bamileke Cameroon wooden painted passport mask measures approx : 7" H by 3. 5" w by 3" D small Passport masks serve to mark the passage of an initiate into the men secret society and his elevation into the higher ranks. The small masks may be presented at meetings of senior members of the men society to indicate their right to be present and participate in the deliberations. Diviners would recommend that small masks be given to children to wear to