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Description :  , Additional Information: , Like many pieces from this part of Africa, it is not really possible to know why it was made. , This figure is a classic example of the Mambila sculpture. The body is very disproportional. The head is decorated with several small wooden pegs with  ,two carved horns. The head has the classic heart-shaped face.  ,The square shoulders and , the legs slightly bent are typical of the Mambila figures. The body is covered with a heavy encrusted patina. This is a protective ancestor known as a ",Tadep", and served for the Mambila focal point of ritual activity associated with the ancestor cult. Protective figures representing ancestors are kept close by shrines, often hanging on the shrine in large, loosely woven bags. These figures, carved by local specialists, are made of raffia bamboo tree pith, or local wood. In addition to its sculptural inventiveness Mambila sculpture is also known for the painting of the raffia bamboo pith figures in bright colors, however this wood figure has not been painted. Instead, it have a heavy encrusted surface. , The Mambila of Northern Nigeria are a relatively small group numbering about 25,000 living in a highland area stretching across the borders of Northern Nigeria and Cameroon. They are primarily agriculturalists whose lives are directed by the seasons and the bounty of their fields. , Recommended Reading: Tong, J.Y. 1967. ",African Art in the Mambila Collection of Gilbert D. Schneider.", see also 27 Tamara Northern, EXPRESSIONS OF CAMEROON ART, fig 10, p. 27 I have examined this piece and agree with the description Niangi Batulukisi PhD.  ,
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