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