Bangwa, füngkaebo cup, Cameroon
In carved wood.
Provenance: Cheferie de Dschang.
Attached certificate of expertise of Primitive Art.
Imperceptible restoration on the upper front part.
Measurements: 70 x 40 x 27 cm.
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DESCRIPTION
Bangwa, füngkaebo cup. Cameroon, Grasslands Dschang, pps. 20th century.
In carved wood.
Provenance: Cheferie de Dschang.
Attached certificate of expertise of Primitive Art.
Imperceptible restoration on the upper front part.
Measurements: 70 x 40 x 27 cm.
Carved wood sculpture representing a powerful ancestor, a füngkaebo cup bearer, whose function is to keep inside his cup some kind of medicine (ozo 'o-bü) or magic potions. Based on its pearl necklace and big cat fangs, together with the chameleon depicted on its lid, it suggests belonging to members of the Dschang royalty.
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