Anthropomorphic gong - Cameroon Grassfields, Bamum

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

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

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

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

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

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

CAMEROON. BAMUM TRIBES 1800/1900 ca. AXE SHAPE MONEY. BRONZE 442 gr. (15,47 oz) - 44x27x3 cm (171,6x10,5x1,2 inch). The Bamum, sometimes called Bamoum, Bamun, Bamoun, or Mum, are an ethnic group of Ca

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

CAMEROON. BAMUM TRIBES 1800/1900 ca. AXE SHAPE MONEY. BRONZE 330 gr. (11,6 oz) - 53x27x3 cm. (20,7x10,5x1,2 inch). The Bamum, sometimes called Bamoum, Bamun, Bamoun, or Mum, are an ethnic group of Cam

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

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

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

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

CAMEROON. BAMUM TRIBES 1800/1900 ca.HEAVY CERIMONIAL ARTEFACT WITH WARRIOR USED BY ELITES OF BAMUN TRIBES. BRONZE 3767 gr. (131,8 oz.) - 32x27x12,5 cm. (12,5x10,5x4,9 inch). VERY RARE

An interpretation of an African Cameroon Bamum or Bamileke male hunting figure. Most likely not carved in Africa

Title: Birth scene Grasslands area Cameroon sculpture Bamum, Bamileke Tikar gynecology Description: BAMILEKE Large & Beautiful Birth Scene Grasslands area sculpture Country: Cameroon People: Probably

44 Querhorn Bamum, Grasland, Kamerun Horn. L 49 cm. Provenienz: Nachlass Kurt Hösli-Brutschin (1928-2006), Basel. Das aus einem Büffelhorn gearbeitete Querhorn ist war ein höfisches Prestigeinstrum

Large African Bamum, Cameroon carved wood tu ngunga (funerary headdress); H: 32 1/2" (approx.)

West Africa, Cameroon, Grasslands, Bamum or Bamileke, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A massive figural pottery smoking pipe head comprised of conical socket for a wooden stem and mouthpiece and the

West Africa, Cameroon, Grasslands, Bamum or Bamileke, ca. late 19th to mid-20th century CE. A fine trio of pottery smoking pipe heads comprised of conical, hollow pieces, fused at the tips with a rein