Fly whisk ·  Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke · ID: 3037086

Description

wood, middle brown patina, animal tail, handle carved with human head, pokerwork, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, base;
the originally pure functional use has developed in a highly decorative style, it became a prestige object. We may say that it is no longer a fly whisk but an emblem of power, a symbol of authority. These so-called “fly whisks” are often part of the regalia of a chief or other political leader.

The object Fly whisk with the object ID 3037086 was last part of the auction 77th tribal art auction at June 28, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 405.

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