Bowl/Lamp · Cameroon Grassfields, Bamum · ID: 3043918
sold
EUR 250
Provenance
Gerd Hanebeck, Wuppertal, GermanySize
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