Lot 38
THREE BAMILEKE BEADED GOURDS AND A WALKING STICK
CAMEROON
African & Oceanic Art and Antiquities
Auction: 15 October 2019 at 16:00 BST
£3,250
Description
gourds, beads and textile, the three vessels of typical form, sitting on circular bases, with squat bodies and ring necks topped with elaborate zoomorphic lids, decorated throughout with beadwork (4)
Dimensions
tallest gourd 71cm, walking stick 92cm
Footnote
Provenance:
Collected between 1914-1918 by Robert Whyte Melville Dundas of Comrie, Scotland, who served in the West African theatre throughout WWI. Thence by descent.