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Unknown — Bamileke-Bangwa Figure of a King, Fontem Valley, Grassfields, Cameroon
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Bamileke-Bangwa Figure of a King, Fontem Valley, Grassfields, Cameroon

A wooden figure representing a Bamileke-Bangwa king from the Fontem Valley in Cameroon's Grassfields region. This carved sculpture exemplifies the sophisticated artistic traditions of West African royal courts.

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Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

November 15, 2022

Estimate: $60,000$90,000

Lot 48

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Unknown, Bamileke-Bangwa Figure of a King, Fontem Valley, Grassfields, Cameroon

A wooden figure representing a Bamileke-Bangwa king from the Fontem Valley in Cameroon's Grassfields region. This carved sculpture exemplifies the sophisticated artistic traditions of West African royal courts.

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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Cameroon, African Art, Grassfields, King Figure, Fontem Valley, Bamileke-Bangwa, Wood Carving, Royal Sculpture

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Collected by

Richard Caswell, Sebastián Naranjo, Jonah Handel, Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, Ethan Elkins, Alex Capecelatro, Mihail Lari, Cleveland Museum of Art