MALE AND FEMALE FERTILITY STATUES BAMUM CAMAROON BAMUM STATUES CAMAROON RARE, UNIQUE AND VERY EXPLICIT! Start Price USD 1,500.00 Current Price USD 1,500.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Wednesday, November 12, 2008 End Time Saturday, November 22, 2008 Location Ranchos de Taos, NM See more about ' MALE AND FEMALE FERTILITY STATUES BAMUM CAMAROON' Description THE BAMUM PEOPLE LIVE IN THE GRASSLANDS OF CAMAROON.  THEY ARE HIGHLY RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR FINE ART WORK, SKILL AND IMAGINATION.  THEIR ART IS SOPHISTICATED AND COMPLEX IN MANY FORMS.  THEY SPARE NO DETAIL AND IN PRE 1900'S  STATELESS SOCIETIES AS WELL AS HIGHLY CENTRALIZED KINGDOMS AROSE AND PARTICIPATED IN A FLOURISHING TRADE NETWORK. THE FON OR RULERS OF THE NUMEROUS KINGDOMS USED ART TO BOLSTER THE PRESTIGE AND AUTHORITY OF THEIR COURTS, AND ALLIANCES AMONG KINGDOMS INVOLVED EXCHANGES OF ART OBJECTS IDENTIFIED WITH THE ROYAL STRUCTURE. OVER TIME, THESE EXCHANGES CAUSED MANY CULTURAL FEATURES TO BE SHARED AMONG GRASSLANDS COURTS, WHICH HAS PERMITTED SCHOLARS TO SPEAK OF AN OVERRIDING "GRASSLANDS ART STYLE".  THESE RARE AND VIBRANT STATUES VIVIDLY DEPICT THE HONOR, BLESSINGS AND NECESSITY OF PROCREATION WHICH THESE PEOPLE RECOGNIZE AS A NECESSITY FOR SURVIVAL OF THE CULTURE.THIS UNIQUE PAIR ARE EACH SCULPTED OF ONE PIECE OF WOOD AND STAND 23"(FEMALE) AND 25"(MALE) AND ARE 91/2" FROM FRONT TO BACK(MALE) AND 8"(FEMALE).  THEIR HAIR IS FIBER AND THEY EACH STAND ON METAL BASES.  FROM THE PHOTOS YOU CAN SEE THE RICH PATINAS ON PARTICULAR AREAS.  THEY ARE APPROXIMATELY 50-70 YEARS OLD AND IN PERFECT CONDITION.  FOR THOSE WHO BELIEVE, THESE ARE POWERFUL OBJECTS OF LOVE AND FERTILITY.  MAY MANY BLESSINGS BE BESTOWED ON THE FORTUNATE WHO INVITE THIS BEAUTIFUL COUPLE INTO YOUR LIFE!  Place a Bid!