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representing the triumph of the Buddha over the hindrances to enlightenment
It is related to the mineral Calcite
Hardcover: 314 pages
Pained or Reverent Facial Expression
David Crownover (compiler) and William Kohler (photographs)
Bamun Kwifo Society Helmet Mask from Cameroon #323 tribal representing the triumph of theBamun Kwifo Society Helmet Mask from Northern Cameroon #323 This mask was likely created for the Kwifo, a secret Male Society of the Bamun People. The face of the wearer would have been hidden within a costume of the Kwifo. The Kwifo Society enforces the Laws of the King, preserves Social Order, and maintains Ancestral Values. In effect, they are a Police Force answerable to the King that carries out orders and punishments at night. In fact, the word
