Zemanek-Münster

Sifflet

Prairie Camerounaise, Bamenda
Vendu 950 €
Provenance
John & Nicole Dintenfass, New York, USA
Taille
H: 28 cm
H: 11.0 inch

Description

wood, shiny dark brown patina, fine cracks, slight traces of abrasion;
the general structure of this whistle assumes the form of a stylized human figure. Although the swelling forms that top the whistle may suggest the horns of a bush cow, they probably depict a style of prestige cap commonly worn by men in the Grassfield region. The rest of the figure is reduced to geometric forms.


Littérature comparée

Brincard, Marie-Therese, Sounding forms, Washington D.C. 1989, p. 170, ill. 141

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