Pipe ·  Cameroon Grassfields · ID: 3034794

Description

terracotta, reddish patina, in form of a human figure with inflated cheeks and high towering headgear, min. dam., small missing parts, fine cracks, wooden socle;
the smoking of locally grown tobacco was common in the Grassfields during the 19th and 20th century. The owning of decorated terracotta pipes and cast metal pipes was the prestige of sovereigns and dignitaries.

The object Pipe with the object ID 3034794 was last part of the auction 73rd tribal art auction at May 25, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 301 achieved a sales price of EUR 250.

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