This small figure, made by artists of the Tikar culture of Cameroon, is a representation of a house god, an ancestral power that is believed to have been one of the first occupants of this region.  The figure is short and stout because the Tikar believe that their ancestors were pygmies.  Such house god sculptures are kept in the home because the figure is believed to provide … [Read more...] about Small African Figural Sculptures: Researched by Emma Schupbach