Cameroon (Bali) short sword

Yvain · 5th November 2022, 08:54 PM

Thank you Martin! Indeed, it seems to be rather unusual, I've not found a similar one in the online collections I usually use, but I did find two other very similar specimens, including one on this forum.

Also, a small but interesting detail, one of the figures is one-eyed, I wonder what is the meaning behind this...

Martin Lubojacky · 6th November 2022, 11:15 AM

The eye thing is interesting. Either something unforeseen happened (like the producer's wife sent him on an urgent shopping and he forgot to finish it after then, or something even more serious....). But enough joking around. I think it cannot be ruled out that it really means something. - Also, for example, I have an old used mask from Nigeria (maybe Cameroonian borderland) that bears the signs of being a real portrait, including some scars (but not ritualistic) on the face ...

5th November 2022, 08:54 PM	#1
Yvain Member Join Date: May 2017 Location: France Posts: 181	Thank you Martin! Indeed, it seems to be rather unusual, I've not found a similar one in the online collections I usually use, but I did find two other very similar specimens, including one on this forum. Also, a small but interesting detail, one of the figures is one-eyed, I wonder what is the meaning behind this... Attached Images

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6th November 2022, 11:15 AM	#2
Martin Lubojacky Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 845	The eye thing is interesting. Either something unforeseen happened (like the producer's wife sent him on an urgent shopping and he forgot to finish it after then, or something even more serious....). But enough joking around. I think it cannot be ruled out that it really means something. - Also, for example, I have an old used mask from Nigeria (maybe Cameroonian borderland) that bears the signs of being a real portrait, including some scars (but not ritualistic) on the face ...