Two equestrians · Cameroon, Kotoko · ID: 3035732
Description
brass with patina, abstracted forms, slight traces of corrosion;
numbering about 100000 people, the Kotoko have their settling area in the northernmost edge of Cameroon and adjacent parts of Nigeria and Tchad. They are the followers of the Sao empire which ended in the 16th century who first mixed with the conquering Massa and finally were absorbed in the Kotoko people.
The object Two equestrians with the object ID 3035732 was last part of the auction 75th tribal art auction at November 30, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 453 achieved a sales price of EUR 500.
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