ClassificationsAfrican Art
Prestige Collar with Buffalo Heads
Place CreatedCameroon, Africa
CultureBamum
Date20th Century
MediumBronze
Credit LineEx coll. William S. Arnett
Dimensions10 1/16 x 9/16 in. (25.5 x 1.5 cm)
Object number1994.004.376
Label TextElaborate bronze collars embellished with images of human, bird, or as on this collar, buffalo heads, were among the most important possessions owned by a king, or Fon, of the Grassfields region of Cameroon. The image of the buffalo, an animal revered for its strength, coupled with the value attached to any object cast in metal, makes this an appropriate symbol of the Fon's power.Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Installation, Rotation 3, September 26, 1998 - Spring 2003
MCCM Permanent Collection Installation, July 19, 2003 - Winter 2004
MCCM Permanent Collection Installation, November 19, 2007 - March 7, 2013
ProvenanceEx coll. William S. Arnett (1939-2020), Atlanta, Georgia.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- African Art
19th-20th Century
late 19th-late 20th Century
20th Century
late 19th-early 20th Century
early 20th-mid 20th Century
1539-1077 BCE
772-332 BCE
305-30 BCE
2nd-3rd Century CE
1939-1760 BCE
1539-1077 BCE
