Zemanek-Münster

Zoomorphic figure ·  Cameroon, Bakundu / Bafo · ID: 3049218

sold EUR 3,600
Provenance
German Colonial Collection
Size
H: 16,5 cm
H: 6.5 inch

Description

wood, encrusted patina,

A comparable figure entered the holdings of the Ethnological Museum in Berlin in 1901. In the museum catalog it is listed as a “fetish figure with bird head” (cf. Krieger, Vol. I,1978, plate 147 / AHDRC 0011023).


The object Zoomorphic figure with the object ID 3049218 was part of the auction 99th Auction on November 12, 2022. The object with the lot number 285 achieved a sales price of EUR 3,600 with an asking price of EUR 2,000.

You can find more Figures and other popular object types on our related topic pages. You may also be interested in our page on African art.


Comparing literature

Krieger, Kurt, Westafrikanische Plastik, Bd. I, Berlin 1978, ill. 147


Subscribe to our newsletter

Join over 10,000 tribal art collectors. Don't miss out on upcoming news and auctions.

Subscribe today