H x W x D: 42.5 x 170.8 x 7.9 cm (16 3/4 x 67 1/4 x 3 1/8 in.)
Type:
Sculpture
Geography:
Fumban, Grassfields region, Cameroon
Date:
ca. 1964
Description:
Horizontal three panel relief depicting scenes of childbirth, presentation of infant at court, and circumcision.
Provenance:
Sultan Seidou Njoya Njimouluh, Bamouns, Cameroon, ca. 1964
Exhibition History:
Congress: Walter Fauntroy's office
Published References:
Weiss, Charles. 1966. "Motives for Male Circumcision Among Preliterate and Literate Peoples." Journal of Sex Research 2 (2), p. 71, no. 1.
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