Leopard ·  Prairie Camerounaise · ID: 3032976

Description

wood, partly shiny brown patina, remains of pigments, with raised tail, the body coated with a partly blackened dotted pattern, carrying a laying pup on the back, dam., cracks, minor missing parts (tip of the tail), slight traces of abrasion;
the Woodland as well as the Grassland people looked upon leopards as being dangerous, mighty animals, which were associated with power and strength. They caused fear. Probably belonging to the “kungang-isango” (society of slaves).

L’objet Leopard avec l’ID d’objet 3032976 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 69th tribal art auction dans 2 juin 2012 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 231 a atteint un prix de vente de 800 €.

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