Small head · Cameroon, Yabassi · ID: 3035744
sold
EUR 3,800
Provenance
Carl Franz Bally (died 1899)Eduard Bally-Prior, Schönenwerd, Switzerland
Bally Museum, Schönenwerd, Switzerland
René David, Zurich, Switzerland
Antonio Fiacco, Fehraltorf/Zurich, Switzerland
Size
H: 12,5 cm
H: 4.9 inch
Description
light brown wood, matt brown patina, black paint remains, a head rising from a round base, eyebrows and nose forming a T-shaped zone, rectangular deepened mouth with long teeth, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion;
was used in death cult.
The object Small head with the object ID 3035744 was part of the auction 75th tribal art auction on November 30, 2013. The object with the lot number 188 achieved a sales price of EUR 3,800 with an asking price of EUR 2,000.
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Comparing literature
Göbel, Peter, Holzplastik aus Afrika, Berlin 1990, p. 55 f.