Pipe · Cameroon Grassfields, Bamum · ID: 3052359
Price
EUR 400plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Provenance
Herman Seeger, Stuttgart, GermanyAnton Eckert, Munich, Germany (1967)
Helmuth Brust, Munich, Germany
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 5 July 2008, lot 135
Size
L: 49,5 cm
L: 19.5 inch
Description
terracotta, wood, rest., acrylic base
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 3052359 was part of the auction Auction 105 on November 15, 2025, lot number 325 at that time and is currently available for EUR 400 in Open sale.
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Comparing literature
Kahan, Leonard et .al., A Cameroon World, New York 2007, p. 116, ill. 66 B
Publications
AHDRC: 0009486