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

$800
£604.70
€694.91
CA$1,114
A$1,239.27
CHF 649.64
MX$15,143.62
NOK 8,272.39
SEK 7,787.31
DKK 5,187.23
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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:
  • Period:
  • 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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