Bowl bearer ·  Grassfields du Cameroun, Bamiléké · ID: 3041339

Description

light wood, small remains of brown pigment, provided with the burled coiffure of a notable, the outside of the deep bowl carved with double-headed lizards in low relief, slightly dam., cracks, washing patina;
used as receptacle for kola nuts. The chewing of the bitter kola nut in Old Cameroon can be compared to our habit of chewing gum today. No man went away from his home without a supply of nuts. The kola nut is a stimulant. Claims of aphrodisiac benefits added to its popularity. Rulers kept containers lined with fresh leaves and filled with kola nuts always ready to offer guests. To break a kola nut with the ruler was regarded the height of hospitality and trust.

L’objet Bowl bearer numéro d’objet 3041339, a fait partie de la 84th Tribal Art Auction du 5 novembre 2016. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 338 a atteint un prix de vente de 6 000 € pour un prix d’adjudication de 4 500 €.

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Littérature comparée

Gebauer, Paul, Art of Cameroon, New York 1979, p. 201