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, USASize
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.