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Staff - Cameroon Grassfields (1 of 2)

Staff - Cameroon Grassfields wood, brown patina, polychrome miniature glass beads, staff with round cross-section, beaded netting in upper area, min. dam., small missing parts L: 196 cm, L: 77,2 inch Provenance: Johann F. Gustav

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Stem of a prestige pipe - Cameroon Grassfields, Bamum (1 of 3)

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Standing male figure - Cameroon Grassfields, Bamum (1 of 6)

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Dagger and sword sheath - Cameroon Grassfields, Bamum (1 of 3)

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Mask "mabuh" - Cameroon Grassfields, Workshop of the (1 of 5)

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Sword - Cameroon Grassfields, Bamum (1 of 3)

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Ceremonial sword with elaborately worked brass handle and leather scabbard - Cameroon Grassfields, (1 of 4)

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Power figure "mu' po" - Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke (1 of 4)

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Whistle / flute - Cameroon Grassfields, Bamenda (1 of 5)

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Ram helmet mask - Cameroon Grassfields, Babanki (1 of 5)

Ram helmet mask - Cameroon Grassfields, Babanki wood, kaolin, rest. L: 47,5 cm, L: 18,7 inch Provenance:American Private Collection Continent: Africa

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Female power figure "mu' po" - Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke (1 of 4)

Female power figure "mu' po" - Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke wood, base H: 11 cm, H: 4,3 inch Provenance: Maurice W. Shapiro, New York, USA Christie's New York, 11 November 1993, Lot 104 Vera und Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 31

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Elephant mask of the "kwosi" society - Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke (1 of 5)

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Helmet mask with ram's horns - Cameroon Grassfields, Babanki (1 of 5)

Helmet mask with ram's horns - Cameroon Grassfields, Babanki wood, pigments, rest. H: 44 cm, H: 17,3 inch Provenance: Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany

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Stool - Cameroon Grassfields (1 of 1)

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Ex Thomas McNemar Cameroon Grassfields Pot (1 of 5)

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Sword in wooden scabbard with reptile skin sheath - Cameroon Grassfields, Babungo-Bamunka area (1 of 4)

Sword in wooden scabbard with reptile skin sheath - Cameroon Grassfields, Babungo-Bamunka area metal, cowrie snails, upholstery nails, with carrying device made of net-like cord material with colourful fabric ribbons L: 61,5 cm (sword); 54 cm (scabbard), L: 24,2 inch Provenance: Alexander Kubet

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Cameroon Grassfields Style, Large Carved Wood Sculpture, Portrait of a Bangwa Leader, Republic of (1 of 8)

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African Grassfields Kwifoyn Society Tunic (1 of 2)

African Grassfields Kwifoyn Society Tunic African Grassfields Kwifoyn Society Tunic, Cameroon Grassfields, vegetable fibers and human hair, h. 45 in., w. 37 in. Provenance: Emic Etic, Santa Monica, CA, Apr. 1999; Estate of Curator and Scholar

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Forged Iron Staff (2) (1 of 11)

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BAMILEKE, BEADED ELEPHANT MASK, CAMEROON (1 of 3)

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Rare African Bamileke Beaded Textile Elephant Mask (1 of 7)

Rare African Bamileke Beaded Textile Elephant Mask ** A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this lot will benefit The Fowler Museum at UCLA ** West Africa, Cameroon grassfield regions, Bamileke, ca. 1950 CE. An impressive elephant mask comprised

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