Figurine - Cameroun Pipe - Terracotta, wood

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Cameroun Pipe, a Bamileke terracotta and wood anthropomorphic pipe dating to 1910–1920 from Camerún, with a terracotta cooker, standing 53 cm high, 5 cm wide and 7 cm deep, sold with its stand, provenance Jean Michel Huguenin, Paris.

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Beautiful in size quality and antiquity is this Bamileke pipe with terracotta cooker with a full anthropomorphic figure. The pipe has fortunately come down to us accompanied by its pierced stick made from a lumpy branch of hardwood with a spirally twisted copper rod tip to symbolise the economic wealth of the owner.
The quality of the plastic carving of the terracotta is remarkable, as it shows some cracks due to age and use.

Provenance: Jean Michel Huguenin, Paris

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Beautiful in size quality and antiquity is this Bamileke pipe with terracotta cooker with a full anthropomorphic figure. The pipe has fortunately come down to us accompanied by its pierced stick made from a lumpy branch of hardwood with a spirally twisted copper rod tip to symbolise the economic wealth of the owner.
The quality of the plastic carving of the terracotta is remarkable, as it shows some cracks due to age and use.

Provenance: Jean Michel Huguenin, Paris

Seller's Story

Experts in Ancient African Art
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Details

Era
1900-2000
No. of items
1
Title
Cameroun Pipe
Country of Origin
Cameroon
Material
wood, Terracotta
Indigenous object name
Cameroon pipe
Sold with stand
Yes
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of aging & blemishes
Height
53 cm
Width
5 cm
Depth
7 cm
Estimated Period
1910-1920
SpainVerified
271
Objects sold
100%
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