Stool ·  Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke · ID: 3035220

Description

wood, slightly shiny brown patina, black paint, in openwork design: two rows of human heads with prestige caps and tribe-typical facial features, min. dam., fissures, slight traces of abrasion;
although the bands are seemingly sculptural devices to anchor the heads, they can also be interpreted as frog signs. The frog symbolizes fertility and is considered a good omen.

The object Stool with the object ID 3035220 was last part of the auction 74th tribal art auction at September 7, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 289 achieved a sales price of EUR 900.

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Comparing literature

Northern, Tamara, The Art of Cameroon, Washington D.C. 1984, p. 108, ill. 32