Panier · Cameroun, Wum · ID: 3042221
American Private Collection
Description
diverse plant fibres, dyed in parts, good state of preservation;
traditionally these baskets are designed to have well-rounded bottoms and a curved wall which widens gently toward the sturdy rim. A conical cover crowns the object, and colourful patterns are woven into the sides. Their most distinctive feature is the elongated cylinder attached as a base, but since the basket is carried on the head, this impractical device is merely a status symbol. The more the owner is sure of her balancing act, the taller the cylinder becomes.
L’objet Panier avec l’ID d’objet 3042221 a fait partie de la vente aux enchères 86e vente aux enchères Tribal Art le 27 mai 2017, numéro de lot 376 et est actuellement disponible pour 800 € en Vente libre.
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Littérature comparée
Gebauer, Paul, Art of Cameroon, New York 1979, p. 257, ill. P111 Kahan, Leonard et .al., A Cameroon World, New York 2007, p. 173, ill. 133