AGDB29 African Cameroun Tikar, rattle, terra cotta, cylindrical figure, flat, round face. 6 1/2" high x 3 3/4"
African Cameroun Grasslands Tikar rattle, terra cotta, cylindical figure surmounted by flat, round face. A "horn-like" projection protrudes from the upper edge of the face. Various inscriptions surround the cylinder. Both sides of the cylinder have attached "arms" made from bone with shells attached at the extremes.
Artist unrecorded. Age uncertain ~ est. mid 20th C. Acquired in 2000.
6 1/2" high x 3 3/4" at the widest point.
Additional Info
Tikar are a central African people inhabiting the Western High Plateau and Bamenda in Cameroon. They are known as great artisans and storytellers. Once a nomadic people, some oral traditions trace the origin of the Tikar people to the Nile River valley. They speak a Northern Bantoid language called Tikar. One of the few African people who practiced a monotheistic traditional religion, the Tikar refer to God the Creator. They also have an extensive spiritual system of ancestral reverence.