Zemanek-Münster

Rare head sculpture

Cameroon, southern / Equatorial Guinea, Beti-Fang, Eton
Price EUR 3,500
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Provenance
Allan Stone, New York, USA
Size
H: 14 cm
H: 5.5 inch

Description

wood, inlay (eyes), rest., base

The Eton and a closely related people, the Yaunde, comprise the two main subgroups of the Beti, which in turn constitute one of the three major subdivisions of the cluster of peoples in southern Cameroon, mainland Equatorial Guinea, and northern Gabon known as the Fang.


Comparing literature

von Sydow, Eckart, Afrikanische Plastik, Berlin 1954, Ill. p. 57 B, E

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