Small figure "mu po" · Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke · ID: 3042215
sold
EUR 400
Provenance
German Private Collection, collected in situ (1972-1979)Size
H: 21 cm
H: 8.3 inch
Description
wood, blackish brown patina, various cavities for insertion of magical substances (drilled holes in head, forehead and mouth) and attached magical loading (cord with beetle pendant), slightly dam., minor missing parts (foot tips, head)
The object Small figure “mu po” with the object ID 3042215 was last part of the auction 86th Tribal Art Auction at May 27, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 357 achieved a sales price of EUR 400.
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Comparing literature
Homberger, Lorenz (Hg.), Kamerun, Kunst der Könige, Zürich 2008, p. 192