Zemanek-Münster

Two pipes ·  Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke / Bamum · ID: 3051616

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Provenance
Werner Kißling (1952-2020), Heltersberg, Germany

Description

terracotta, metal, wood, a) with figural pipe bowl, h: 16.5 cm, 42 cm (with stem)
b) pipe bowl with bird beak and carved wooden stem, h: 16 cm, 50.5 cm (with stem), base

As regalia of Fons and title-holders, terracotta pipes were indispensable personal prestige items, cared for and carried after their owners by retainers, and displayed as status indicators on ceremonial occasions.


The object Two pipes with the object ID 3051616 was last part of the auction Collectors’ Items Sale at September 24, 2025 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 235.

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