Double Ritual Bell Bamileke Kwifoyn This Vintage African Bamileke tribe metal double gong is a simple but sacred instrument which was played with a wooden stick and was also the emblem of Kwifoyn, the male regulatory society of the Bamileke. This is a beautiful rare piece of African Tribal Art.
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DIMENSIONS: 7” W x 3.5” D x 10” H
ORIGIN: Camaroon
CIRCA: Unknown
FACTS & HISTORY: Peoples of the grasslands of Cameroon in Africa. The Kwifoyn society's governing complex usually adjoined or was next to the royal palace where the king resided and they worked with the king to rule the Bamileke People. The striking of wooden rods on the hollow metal gongs announced the beginning of ceremonies and were used for communication with the supernatural world and to connect with ancestors and deities.
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