Description
Beadwork - Beads, Wood - Provenance Mark Verstockt - Bamileke - Cameroon
Fair
A bead-work figure from the Bamileke people in Cameroun.
It was owned by Mark Verstockt (now deceased) an artist inspired by square shapes and abstraction.
Some beads are loose ( like on the feat, see images).
H= 40cm
Some etiquettes under the feet with collectors numbers:
016
V STO
100
Red, blue, black, white beads beaded on an old cloth with some tiny rope. Some earth remains among the beads.
A figure that represent the Fon (chief) who is supported by a council of elders . The Bamileke are part of a larger cultural area known collectively as the Cameroon Grasslands.
Map & more info: Find the Bamileke page at "Art & Life in Africa" at Iowa University.
Lot details
- Object
- Beadwork
- Indigenous object name
- Provenance Mark Verstockt
- Ethnic group/ culture
- Bamileke
- Region/ country
- Cameroon
- Material
- Beads, Wood
- Condition
- Fair
- Sold with stand
- No
- Dimensions
- 40×15×12 cm