Cameroon (No reserve price)

gil reliquary monkey - Bulu / Boulou - Cameroon Located in the border area between Cameroon and Gabon, the Bulu are part of the Fang group. Like the Fang of southern Cameroon famous for their large white masks, the Bulu also practiced the Ngil ritual to combat witchcraft and poisonings. Ngi is the gorilla, a formidable animal to which the postulant identifies after being admitted into the secret society. Their monkey statues stand out by shaping round and simple forms, and by a remarkable accuracy in observing the animal’s posture. The Bulu admit that there is a part of their ancestors in the gorilla’s symbolism.

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