A set of mask costumes representing elephants and leopards, crucial symbols of kingship in the dance societies of the Bamileke
Title

A set of mask costumes representing elephants and leopards, crucial symbols of kingship in the dance societies of the Bamileke

Caption

A set of mask costumes representing elephants and leopards, crucial symbols of kingship in the dance societies of the Bamileke, The Kuosi society was closely controlled by the king and served to integrate captured regions under royal patronage. Cameroon. Bamileke. Cameroon Grassfields.

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Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman

Reference

UMG12A17_089

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