Anthropomorphic pipe head ·  Cameroon Grassfields · ID: 3041763

Description

fired clay, brown coating, narrow elongated head with big eyes accentuated by concentric circles, slightly dam. (left ear), base;
tobacco pipes are widely used in the Grassfields. They are also prestige objects, clear indicators of the rank and title of the individual owner. The commoner has his terracotta pipe, which is plain or moderately decorated with geometric patterns with a short or plain stem. Fons and notables have larger, more elaborate terracotta and sometimes brass pipes.

The object Anthropomorphic pipe head with the object ID 3041763 was last part of the auction 86th Tribal Art Auction at May 27, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 47 achieved a sales price of EUR 400.

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Comparing literature

Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Erde und Erz, München 1997, p. 287, ill. 554

Publications

AHDRC: 0141984