Zemanek-Münster

Club with weave "kô kam´yr"

Brazil, Kayapó
sold EUR 500
Provenance
Peter Stoffers, Kiel, Germany
Size
L: 128 cm
L: 50.4 inch

Description

wood, plant fibre, cotton string,

Wickerwork “kam´yr” made of narrow, dark brown strips from the bark of an arum plant and fine, elongated palm leaf strips. The wickerwork is partly dyed dark with beeswax, which also serves as an adhesive.


Comparing literature

Verswijver, Gustaaf, Kaiapo, Materielle Kultur-spirituelle Welt, Frankfurt am Main 1995, p. 295

Subscribe to our newsletter

Join over 10,000 tribal art collectors. Don't miss out on upcoming news and auctions.

Subscribe today