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Beaded calabash and drinking horn, Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke / Bamum, Size: H: 49 cm & 25 cm (H: 19.3 inch & 9.8 inch), ID: 3051688
Beaded calabash and drinking horn, Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke / Bamum, Size: H: 49 cm & 25 cm (H: 19.3 inch & 9.8 inch), ID: 3051688 - 2/3 Beaded calabash and drinking horn, Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke / Bamum, Size: H: 49 cm & 25 cm (H: 19.3 inch & 9.8 inch), ID: 3051688 - 3/3
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Lot 234
Collectors' Items Sale

Beaded calabash and drinking horn ·  Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke / Bamum · ID: 3051688

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Provenance
German Private Collection, Munich
Size
H: 49 cm & 25 cm
H: 19.3 inch & 9.8 inch

Description

gourd, glass beads, animal horn,

Beaded calabashes with their iconic designs served only as prestige and display objects of the Fon and the palace.

Palm wine was indispensable as an important social “lubricant” for hospitality and conviviality, both of which are highly valued in grassy landscapes.

The object Beaded calabash and drinking horn with the object ID 3051688 was last part of the auction Collectors’ Items Sale at September 24, 2025 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 234.

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