Multipart bracelet
Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke
sold
EUR 1,800
Provenance
Catherine Sargos, Nancy, FranceSize
L: 26,5 cm
L: 10.4 inch
Description
ivory, honey brown patina, 13 bracelets, min. dam., fine cracks, slight traces of abrasion;
all the rings are carved from a single tusk and were worn on ceremonial occasions. When not in use they were stored on a bunch of palm fibres.
Comparing literature
Fisher, Angela, Afrika im Schmuck, Köln 1988, p. 80, ill. 5Notices
This object is subject to CITES. Please note that it can only be sent within the European Union. At the present time export in third countries is prohibited, respectively, export licenses in third countries for objects containing or made of protected materials are only granted under stringent conditions.