Post · Cameroon, Bangwa · ID: 3037572

Name: Post
SKU: 3037572
Availability: Discontinued

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Provenance

Philippe Ratton, Paris, France

Size

H: 89 cm

H: 35.0 inch

Description

wood, encrusted greyish brown patina, carved with two janus heads, rhomb-shaped piercing in the middle, min. dam., cracks , missing parts through insect caused damage, slight traces of abrasion, base;
these posts are used to define the restricted area where the ceremonies of the night society are held (according to Pierre Harter). Many of the objects collected from the northwestern group of Bangwa show the same accretions of soot from having been stored in the roof space of dwellings.

The object Post with the object ID 3037572 was last part of the auction 78th tribal art auction at October 18, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 393.

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