Two fly whisks · Cameroon Grassfields · ID: 3036537
sold
EUR 180
Provenance
Rolf Miehler, Munich, GermanyInge Arendts, Munich, Germany
Size
L: 68 cm
54 cm
L: 26.8 inch
21.3 inch
Description
figural carved handles (carved with a standing resp. a seated figure), the first one provided with glass beads, both with animal tail, min. dam., both with cracks backside and slight traces of usage;
fly whisks are prestige objects, which were used as emblems of power and symbols for authority and dignity. Belonging to the regalia of a chief.