Intricately hand carved from a single solid piece of wood, this bed is made by the Bamileke tribe in Cameroon.

According to Pierre Harter (1986: 63-64), ceremonial beds in the kingdoms of the Cameroonian Grassland, were used - exclusively by the king ( fon ), the chief ( cast ) or the queen ( mafo ) - for sleeping, " but also as prestige objects for the secret exhibition or in restricted council of the deceased king, before his burial ".

They are carved with human and/or animal motifs. The two long vertical walls serving as feet are decorated with human figures in staggered rows with raised arms and bent knees.

Dimensions: 13ʺH x 60ʺW × 15.5ʺD

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