BAMILEKE MEDICINE CONTAINER - CAMEROON (SOLD)
Origin: CAMEROON
Materials: Wood & Glass beads
Description:

For the Bamileke people adorning pieces with beads symbolises wealth and royalty.

These beaded containers were used for medicine and were objects owned only by royalty, diviners or chiefs.

The bird symbolises the link between the physical world and the spiritual.

Description:

For the Bamileke people adorning pieces with beads symbolises wealth and royalty.

These beaded containers were used for medicine and were objects owned only by royalty, diviners or chiefs.

The bird symbolises the link between the physical world and the spiritual.

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Dimensions:

59 W x 29 D x 25 H cm