Forme rare de cimier de danse brodé de perles · Prairie Camerounaise, Bamiléké · ID: 3043138
Arcade Gallery, London, Great Britain
British Private Collection
Description
raffia splints, cloth, colourful miniature glass beads (red, turquoise, black, white) in various forms and sizes, original cord material, cowrie shells, helmet-shaped crest in composite form: large elephant ears and slender tusks combined with the mighty beak of a hornbill, embroidered with beaded strings, arranged in geometrical patterns, a heavy object inserted into the crest (not identifiable because closed at the bottom), dried banana leaves for stuffing (beak) and cushioning (underside/headcrest), cloth bands for fixing, slightly dam., beaded strings partly dissolved, right ear and fabric band loose, traces of old age (cloth)
L’objet Forme rare de cimier de danse brodé de perles avec l’ID d’objet 3043138 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 87e vente aux enchères Tribal Art dans 11 novembre 2017 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 336 a atteint un prix de vente de 4 200 €.
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Publications
Ross, Doran H. (ed.), Elephant, Los Angeles 1992, p. 249, ill. 11-28.