Kola Cup
Bamileke · Cameroon
Reference: RCPT-17
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- Height
- 40 cm
- Material
- Wood
Cup intended to contain the kola nuts offered to the visitor. It is decorated with topically bamileké symbols, the toad that represents life and fertility and…
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Cup intended to contain the kola nuts offered to the visitor. It is decorated with topically bamileké symbols, the toad that represents life and fertility and the buffalo that, in addition to representing the force, also represents fertility. Color wood. Patina of time.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Years 60
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Cameroon. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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