Zemanek-Münster
Drum, Cameroon Grassfields, Babanki-Tungo, Size: H: 55 cm D: 31 cm (H: 21.7 inch D: 12.2 inch), ID: 3051926
Drum, Cameroon Grassfields, Babanki-Tungo, Size: H: 55 cm D: 31 cm (H: 21.7 inch D: 12.2 inch), ID: 3051926 - 2/8 Drum, Cameroon Grassfields, Babanki-Tungo, Size: H: 55 cm D: 31 cm (H: 21.7 inch D: 12.2 inch), ID: 3051926 - 3/8 Drum, Cameroon Grassfields, Babanki-Tungo, Size: H: 55 cm D: 31 cm (H: 21.7 inch D: 12.2 inch), ID: 3051926 - 4/8 Drum, Cameroon Grassfields, Babanki-Tungo, Size: H: 55 cm D: 31 cm (H: 21.7 inch D: 12.2 inch), ID: 3051926 - 5/8 Drum, Cameroon Grassfields, Babanki-Tungo, Size: H: 55 cm D: 31 cm (H: 21.7 inch D: 12.2 inch), ID: 3051926 - 6/8 Drum, Cameroon Grassfields, Babanki-Tungo, Size: H: 55 cm D: 31 cm (H: 21.7 inch D: 12.2 inch), ID: 3051926 - 7/8 Drum, Cameroon Grassfields, Babanki-Tungo, Size: H: 55 cm D: 31 cm (H: 21.7 inch D: 12.2 inch), ID: 3051926 - 8/8
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Lot 328
Auction 104

Drum ·  Cameroon Grassfields, Babanki-Tungo · ID: 3051926

sold EUR 1,000
Provenance
Bonhams, London, 14 December 2005, lot 294
Size
H: 55 cm
D: 31 cm
H: 21.7 inch
D: 12.2 inch

Description

wood, pigments, animal skin, plant fibre, label “94267774/8 …D. Roberts”

The cylindrical body is carved in relief with a lattice of stylised figures, arranged in two rows and set off in two colours, forming beautiful patterns.

A comparable drum, dated before 1914, ex. Julius Carlebach, was auctioned by Zemanek-Münster on 17 November 2018 (see AHDRC 0157185).

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