Prestige Bowl · 

Cameroon Grassfields, Bamum · ID: 3044611

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Description

wood, encrusted reddish-brown patina, camwood powder,
These smaller wooden vessels were usually used for storing camwood powder, which was said to have a protective effect and with which people smeared on their bodies for a variety of occasions. In the larger vessels, meat prepared in palm oil was served, especially for special guests.

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Comparing literature

Homberger, Lorenz (Hg.), Kamerun, Kunst der Könige, Zürich 2008, p. 246 ff.

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