Fon Phuonchu Aseh Workshop
Exterior Palace House Post
circa early 20th century
Category
Culture
Kedjom-Keku or Babanki-Daso
Place Made
Cameroon: Grassfields Region: Tubah Subdivision
Materials
Wood with traces of pigment
Measurements
apx: 148 x 6 x 6 in (375.92 x 15.24 x 15.24 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Kent and Charles Davis in honor of William A. Fagaly, upon his retirement from NOMA in 2001
Accession #
2005.163
Description
Post above the door, with openwork carving, a leopard top and bottom, in the center a standing male figure holding the tail of the lower leopard which has carved spots, with two projections for beam support.