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BAMILEKE, Banganté region, West Cameroon.
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BAMILEKE, Banganté region, West Cameroon.
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Estimate €120 - €180
Voluntary lot
Description
BAMILEKE, Banganté region, West Cameroon.
Woven and embroidered raffia, vegetable fibres.
Rare and ancient prestige bag worn by chiefs as a badge of rank and used on journeys to carry small objects, mainly snuffboxes, pipes and drinking horns. The surface is covered with a complex decoration created by a meticulous and skilful work of woven and sewn fibres.
First third 20th c.
Total height: 71 cm; Length: 33 cm
Expert : Christian-Hervé NJIENSI
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Ref. : 206176 - 1
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