Bamoum, Pipe with double hearth

Bamoum, Pipe with double hearth

Date
presumed early XXth
Size
Height : 48
Collection
Tribal Art
Condition
good
Inventory number
031
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Beautiful Bamoum pipe with double hearth, less fragile than clay was used for travel.

The same decorations, such as horns or batrachian legs, can be found on certain objects such as stools, wine glasses and camwood pots.

These motifs were used to flatter the social level of the owners of the objects.

 

Origin : 

  • Private collection France
  • Colonial collection France