Coupe de prestige ·  Prairie Camerounaise, Bamum · ID: 3044611

Description

wood, encrusted reddish-brown patina, camwood powder,
These smaller wooden vessels were usually used for storing camwood powder, which was said to have a protective effect and with which people smeared on their bodies for a variety of occasions. In the larger vessels, meat prepared in palm oil was served, especially for special guests.

Littérature comparée

Homberger, Lorenz (Hg.), Kamerun, Kunst der Könige, Zürich 2008, p. 246 ff.