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 view

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