Large ceremonial pipe scabbard presenting on... Lot 45

Large ceremonial pipe scabbard presenting on the upper part a frieze of stylized claws and batrachians modeled in relief. Brown terracotta, marks of use. Bamoun, Cameroon, early 19th century. 31 x 14 cm A thermoluminescence test from the Ralf Kotalla laboratory dates this work 90 years ago.