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Rare ritual animal sculpture (elephant), Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke - Bangwa, Size: H: 26 cm L: 51 cm (H: 10.2 inch L: 20.1 inch), ID: 3047463
Rare ritual animal sculpture (elephant), Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke - Bangwa, Size: H: 26 cm L: 51 cm (H: 10.2 inch L: 20.1 inch), ID: 3047463 - 2/6 Rare ritual animal sculpture (elephant), Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke - Bangwa, Size: H: 26 cm L: 51 cm (H: 10.2 inch L: 20.1 inch), ID: 3047463 - 3/6 Rare ritual animal sculpture (elephant), Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke - Bangwa, Size: H: 26 cm L: 51 cm (H: 10.2 inch L: 20.1 inch), ID: 3047463 - 4/6 Rare ritual animal sculpture (elephant), Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke - Bangwa, Size: H: 26 cm L: 51 cm (H: 10.2 inch L: 20.1 inch), ID: 3047463 - 5/6 Rare ritual animal sculpture (elephant), Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke - Bangwa, Size: H: 26 cm L: 51 cm (H: 10.2 inch L: 20.1 inch), ID: 3047463 - 6/6
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Lot 262
96th Auction

Rare ritual animal sculpture (elephant) ·  Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke - Bangwa · ID: 3047463

sold EUR 1,750
Provenance
Pierre Harter (1928-1991), Paris, France
Size
H: 26 cm
L: 51 cm
H: 10.2 inch
L: 20.1 inch

Description

wood, encrusted patina, rest.

This object was collected by Pierre Harter in the field and is documented in the Pierre Harter Files, now in the Musèe du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac, Paris.

The object Rare ritual animal sculpture (elephant) with the object ID 3047463 was last part of the auction 96th Auction at April 24, 2021 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 262 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,750.

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