For #WorldElephantDay:
#Elephant masks
Blue cotton cloth, colored beads
Red cotton cloth, glass beads
Bamiléké people (Cameroon)
Field Museum display
#AfricanArt
“Members of secret societies- exclusive groups of men charged with maintaining the peace & safety of the kingdom - wore these elephant masks during rituals.”
“Elephants represented royalty in the sacred or precious objects of Grassfields peoples…objects made from elephant hide or ivory were always reserved for fon (Grassfields kings).