Zemanek-Münster

Bowl/Lamp ·  Cameroon Grassfields, Bamum · ID: 3043918

sold EUR 250
Provenance
Gerd Hanebeck, Wuppertal, Germany
Size
H: 16 cm
D: 20 cm
H: 6.3 inch
D: 7.9 inch

Description

terracotta, dark brown coating,

Dual function: this container served as a night lamp as well. A wick would be floated in the palm oil and its open end pushed through the spout.


Comparing literature

Gebauer, Paul, Art of Cameroon, New York 1979, p. 270


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