Bowl/Lamp

Cameroon Grassfields, Bamum

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.

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

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