Dagger and sword sheath ·  Cameroon Grassfields, Bamum · ID: 3040342

Description

brass hilt with open work decor, pointed blade, punched on both sides, min. dam., traces of corrosion, L. 37 cm; sword sheath made from light wood and leather, stretched with sackcloth and provided with coloured miniature glass beads, min. dam., traces of usage, l: 68 cm;
the decoration of objects wih polychrome glass beads was a sign of prestige and was restricted to the use at the royal court for a long time.

The object Dagger and sword sheath with the object ID 3040342 was part of the auction 83rd Tribal Art Auction on May 28, 2016. The object with the lot number 331 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,600 with an asking price of EUR 600.

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Comparing literature

Northern, Tamara, The Art of Cameroon, Washington D.C. 1984, p. 129