Fly whisk
Cameroon Grassfields
sold
EUR 350
Provenance
Rolf & Christina Miehler, Munich, Germany (acquired in Foumban, 1975)Size
H: 45 cm
H: 17.7 inch
Description
wood, metal sheet, string of glass beads, handle with human head, whisk of animal hair, min. dam., slight traces of usage, base;
prestige object, used as an emblem of power and symbol for authority and dignity; belonging to the regalia of a chief.