Bowl - Cameroon Grassfields, Babanki

wood, kaolin, rest. L: 47,5 cm, L: 18,7 inch Provenance:American Private Collection Continent: Africa

wood, pigments, rest. H: 44 cm, H: 17,3 inch Provenance: Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany

Small blackened terracotta bowls with handles, one with openwork base, textured rim, likely Bamileke, the other a simpler bowl with loop handle, the bowl with impressed texture formed by rope or fabri

fired clay, black coating, red pigment, cylindrical corpus, rising from disc-shaped base, a large face with horn-like projections in the centre, mask faces around the rim, handwritten collection numbe

brass hilt with open work decor, pointed blade, punched on both sides, min. dam., traces of corrosion, L. 37 cm; sword sheath made from light wood and leather, stretched with sackcloth and provided wi

wood, pigments, baseMasks "mabuh" were the property of the "kwifon" society, who performed at funerals and memorial services of important society members, where they announced the arrival of the terri

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

wood, iron, L: 119 cm (blade); 146 cm (total lenght), L: 46,9 inch Provenance: Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany

wood, base H: 13 cm, H: 5,1 inch Provenance: Robert Lewitzki, Celle, Germany

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

wood, partly shiny brown patina, ring-shaped base, carved with a cylindrical corpus in openwork design, consisting of snake-like interwoven horizontal elements, seat with bulging rim, rep. (breakage s

Handsome pottery water vessel with wide, everted lip, the body of the pot with relief and impressed geometric and textural designs. Not only beautiful, the designs on the exterior make it easier to gr

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

African Bamileke Food Bowl, Cameroon Grasslands. Carved wood. Size: 4'' x 16'' x 11'' (10 x 41 x 28 cm).

Bamun kola nut offering bowl, Cameroon, Africa. Carved open work design with ancestral and reptile designs. Deep patina from handling, eroded base from exposure to the elements. Size: 12'' x 9'' x 9''

Cameroon grassfields style large carved wood sculpture, portrait of a Bangwa leader, Republic of Cameroon, Central Africa, 20th century. Approximare size, 39"H. PROVENANCE: From the estate of Dr. Phil

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

* A Terra Cotta Fetish Bowl cameroon, 19th/20th century with applied beads and cowry shells. Diameter 3 3/4 inches. Estimate $ 150-250 The Property of the Detroit Institute of Arts, Sold to Benefit th

* A Bamum Terra Cotta Chief's Pipe Bowl cameroon, 19th/20th century of figural form. Height 9 1/2 inches. Estimate $ 80-120 The Property of the Detroit Institute of Arts, Sold to Benefit the Acquisiti

A large cast bronze tobacco pipe bowl in the form of an Elephant. Kings, chiefs and elder dignitaries in the kingdoms of the grasslands (northwestern Cameroon) possessed such ceremonial and prestige t

A Bamum "Tu-Ngunga" carved wood helmet maskEarly/mid-20th century; Bamum Peoples, Grassfields, Cameroon, East AfricaAppears unmarkedThe large carved wood helmet mask with a toothy grimace, p

Cameroonian, Western Grassfields area, Babanki or Bamileke style, possibly 19th/20th century, bush cow form, elongated face with open mouth, notched diamond pattern carved horns, patinated surface, wi

Cameroonian, Western Grassfields area, Babanki or Bamileke style, possibly late 19th/20th century, bush cow forms, elongated faces with open mouths, smaller example with patinated surface, 23 x 12 x 7

A highly stylized zoomorphic clay pipe bowl with large ears, protruding face, scalloped pipe bowl. Cameroonian men and women smoked after meals and at ritual events, but only the elite used such elabo