Equestrian ·  Cameroon, Kotoko · ID: 3035184

Description

brass, of stylized form, slight traces of corrosion, socle;
numbering about 100000 people, the Kotoko have their settling area in the northernmost edge of Cameroon and adjacent parts of Nigeria and Tchad. They are the followers of the Sao empire which ended in the 16th century who first mixed with the conquering Massa and finally were absorbed in the Kotoko people.

The object Equestrian with the object ID 3035184 was part of the auction 74th tribal art auction on September 7, 2013. The object with the lot number 435 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,200 with an asking price of EUR 800.

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Comparing literature

Chemeche, George, The Horse Rider in African Art, Suffolk 2011, p. 262