Two pipes · Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke / Bamum · ID: 3051616
Starting price
EUR 300
Estimated price
EUR 600
Provenance
Werner Kißling (1952-2020), Heltersberg, GermanyDescription
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.