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West African, Bamileke People (Kamerun)

Chair of state with two-headed leopard from the Kingdom of Bandjoun. Circa 1900

Wood, carved; textile; glass beads; cowries. 39 cm, Ø 31 cm (15 ⅜ in., Ø 12 ¼ in.).
This picture shows the following artwork: West African, Bamileke People (Kamerun). Chair of state with two-headed leopard from the Kingdom of Bandjoun. Circa 1900.

Estimate:

EUR 3,000

 

- 5,000

USD 3,300

 

- 5,490

Sold for:

4,750 EUR (incl. premium)

Autumn 2019

ORANGERIE Big Animals. Big Shots, Thursday, 28.11.2019

Information

Wood, carved; textile; glass beads; cowries. 39 cm, Ø 31 cm (15 ⅜ in., Ø 12 ¼ in.). Parts of the trimming missing.

Related literature and comparable objects: Caryatid chair with comparable leopard, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio, inv. no. 2006.138 / caryatid chair with comparable leopard, published in: Christraud M. Geary: Bamum. Milan, 2011, cat. no. 8, p. 106.

Private Collection, Southern Germany