Ceremonial paddle · Cameroon, Duala · ID: 3041692
sold
EUR 400
Provenance
Reuben Reubens, London, EnglandSize
L: 152 cm
L: 59.8 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, black encrusted patina, incised ornamental decor, flat shaft ending partly in openwork design, slightly dam., missing parts (tips);
such decorative paddles were reported to have been used as dance wands during canoe regatta festivities.
Comparing literature
Northern, Tamara, The Art of Cameroon, Washington D.C. 1984, p. 180