Tambour, fin du 19e / début du 20e siècle · Prairie Camerounaise, Babanki-Tungo · ID: 3051926
Vendu
1 000 €
Provenance
Bonhams, London, 14 December 2005, lot 294Description
wood, pigments, animal skin, plant fibre, label “94267774/8 …D. Roberts”
The cylindrical body is carved in relief with a lattice of stylised figures, arranged in two rows and set off in two colours, forming beautiful patterns.
A comparable drum, dated before 1914, ex. Julius Carlebach, was auctioned by Zemanek-Münster on 17 November 2018 (see AHDRC 0157185).