Multipart bracelet ·  Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke · ID: 3042085

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.

The object Multipart bracelet with the object ID 3042085 was part of the auction 86th Tribal Art Auction on May 27, 2017. The object with the lot number 353 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,800 with an asking price of EUR 1,200.

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Comparing literature

Fisher, Angela, Afrika im Schmuck, Köln 1988, p. 80, ill. 5

Notices

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.