Standing male figure · Cameroon Grassfields, Bamum · ID: 3051053
sold
EUR 2,000
Provenance
Gérald & Muriel Minkoff, Geneva, SwitzerlandSize
H: 44,5 cm
H: 17.5 inch
Description
wood,
The figures gesture with his right hand under his chin and his left hand in front of his body is an often recurring motif in Cameroonian art. It is an expression of respectful behaviour in accordance with royal etiquette.