Gong ·  Cameroon Grassfields, Bamum · ID: 3036538

Description

wood, corroded iron, the long handle wrapped with bulges of fabric, embroidered with cowrie snails and glass beads, crowned by a janus head with nearly identical facial features, min. dam., lose head, fine cracks and tears;
single and double gongs, commonly made of iron, are the visual emblem and the authoritative voice of the regulatory society throughout the Grassfields.

The object Gong with the object ID 3036538 was part of the auction 76th tribal art auction on March 22, 2014. The object with the lot number 527 achieved a sales price of EUR 160 with an asking price of EUR 150.

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Comparing literature

Northern, Tamara, The Art of Cameroon, Washington D.C. 1984, p. 128