Descubra la tasación y los precios de esta y más obras de arte africano en Africartmarket. 20Th C. African Bamileke Pipe W/ Stylized Human Face

Descripción : West Africa, Cameroon, Grassfields region, Bamileke peoples, ca. mid-20th century CE. A fine pottery pipe of an intriguing anthropomorphic form bearing a heavily stylized human face on the front. The visage presents with protruding eyes and lips, an upturned nose, and conical cheeks adorned with impressed stippling. The larger cylindrical container is a receptacle for tobacco or other smokable substances, and the slender cylinder behind it is meant to hold a wooden pipe stem, a carburetor is located beneath the stem housing. Intricate foliage and linear motifs decorate the exterior of this lovely and functional smoking device. Size: 7.4 L x 3.375 W (18.8 cm x 8.6 cm), 7.5 H (19 cm) on included custom stand. Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection, ex-Eric Edwards collection, New York, USA All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.. #163219
Precio: 391.50 USD 🔓Sin tarjeta de crédito.
Estimación (baja/alta) : 600 USD-900 USD 🔓Sin tarjeta de crédito.

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