Bamileké male statue, Cameroon, c. 1960

The most striking feature of this large, seated wooden figure is the swollen belly contrasting with long, slender arms and rudimentary feet fastened to the ground. This would indicate that this male figure was involved in the healing of diseases of the abdomen. Figures may be involved in all kinds of ceremonies and cult activities that vary widely from one organization to another. Reproduced: Catalogue “Africa Babel: the Art of a Continent”, p. 89 ctro Height: 104 cm
 
Exhibitions:
2022-2024 Island of Fuerteventura “Art Africa: Ancestral Light”. Lighthouse of the Entallada. Cabildo of Fuerteventura.
2021-2022 Panama City. Government of Panama. “Art Africa: the spirit of the ancestors”. Ministry of Culture Headquarters. Casco Viejo.
2019-2020 Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Caja Canarias Foundation. “Africa-Babel: the art of a Continent”. Headquarters Plaza Patriotismo.
2013-2015 Museum of Art of Africa and Oceania (Madao). La Granja de San Ildefonso, Segovia.
2005 “Black Africa”, Leather Museum.
2004 “Black Africa”. Caixa Laietana Foundation, Barcelona. Main exhibition hall