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Rare head sculpture ·  Cameroon, southern / Equatorial Guinea, Beti-Fang, Eton · ID: 3046782

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.


The object Rare head sculpture with the object ID 3046782 was part of the auction 95th Tribal Art Auction on October 24, 2020, lot number 229 at that time and is currently available for EUR 3,500 in Open sale.

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Comparing literature

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


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