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Antique Woman’s Ceremonial Beaded Cache-sexe (Pikuran), Cameroon

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Antique Woman’s Ceremonial Beaded Cache-sexe (Pikuran), Cameroon Worn by the Bana Guilli (Kirdi) women of the Mandara Mountain region in northern Cameroon, pubic aprons, or cache-sexe, were worn by young adult women on a number of ceremonial occasions, including rites of passage, marriage, child-birth related rituals and other festivities. Eye dazzling geometric and abstract patterns rendered in colorful beadwork are common among the Bana Guilli cache-sexe. This unusual example of diagonally arranged red diamonds on a pale blue ground includes an unlikely automobile. Width: 26 inches, Height: 9.5 inches

Dimensions:

Height: 26 in (66.04 cm)Width: 17.75 in (45.09 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)

Style:

Tribal (In the Style Of)

Materials and Techniques:

Beads,Hand-Knotted

Place of Origin:

Cameroon

Period:

Mid-20th Century

Date of Manufacture:

1930-1960

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use.

Seller Location:

Point Richmond, CA

Reference Number:

Seller: JR#09-031stDibs: LU1778244679992

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