MAMBILA STYLE TADEP FIGURES ARCHIVES, Cameroon

The Mambila figures below have been sold and are left here for reference and educational purposes.

 MAMBILA STYLE
Figure 2
25" high
SOLD

MAMBILA STYLE
Figure 4
19.5" high
SOLD

MAMBILA STYLE
Figure 14
23" high
SOLD


 

MAMBILA STYLE
Figure 11
13.5" high
SOLD

 MAMBILA STYLE
Figure 7
24" high
SOLD

MAMBILA STYLE
Figure 10
14" high
SOLD


 

MAMBILA STYLE
Figure 1
16.5" high
SOLD

MAMBILA STYLE
Figure 3
17" high
SOLD

 MAMBILA STYLE
Figure 12
16" high
SOLD

MAMBILA STYLE
Figure 9
14" high
SOLD


MAMBILA STYLE
Figure 13
16" high
SOLD

 

MAMBILA STYLE
Figure 6
26" high
SOLD

MAMBILA STYLE
Figure 8
19" high
SOLD

MAMBILA STYLE
Figure 5
16.5" high
SOLD



Photographs © Hamill Gallery

MAMBILA STYLE TADEP FIGURES, Cameroon

Despite their appearance, these Mambila figures exhibit neither age nor use and were probably made to be sold.

Figures like these were known as tadep and were used by the Suaga association, which was concerned with justice and protection from supernatural forces. Mambila masks, vabo, and figures share exaggerated features and curving planes. The sculpted figures are usually squat and disproportional. The heads often have heart-shaped faces and are decorated with small wooden pegs. The legs are slightly bent and the arms are brought forward and upward.

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