Cameroon
Cameroonian

Wood
Late 19th – Early 20th
Height: 28 inches
Idiophone – Struck Directly  – Bell, Wooden

This very beautiful and large carved anthropomorphic bell is covered with geometric designs. The head is somewhat abstract, bearing no resemblance to the individual it represents. It is an old shrine bell with clear signs of age and use. The golden patina is the result of many years of palm-oil libations. This bell represents the spirit of the ancestor shrine bell #AF-IDST-94.