A lot combining an engraved horn, probably an ancient call horn, decorated with a beautiful engraved zoomorphic motif characteristic of the ancient arts of the Bamileke chieftaincies, and an ancient eroded statuette, a rare representation of a bow holding his bow wearing a headdress and with a beautiful braid remaining on the side, probably a scepter top.

Bamileke, Cameroon, and Yoruba or Nago, Nigeria

Horn, wood and pigments, old erosions, visible missing parts, beautiful patina of use.

L. : 27 cm and H. : 33 cm



Provenance :

Anne and Jacques Kerchache Collection.



Exhibition :

Pierre Bergé & Associés sale of June 13, 2010, lot 349 (for the Yoruba statuette only).
Live Thursday 1 June 2023・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Lot no. 21

A lot combining an engraved horn, probably an ancient call horn, decorated with a beautiful engraved zoomorphic motif characteristic of the ancient arts of the Bamileke chieftaincies, and an ancient eroded statuette, a rare representation of a bow holding his bow wearing a headdress and with a beautiful braid remaining on the side, probably a scepter top. Bamileke, Cameroon, and Yoruba or Nago, Nigeria Horn, wood and pigments, old erosions, visible missing parts, beautiful patina of use. L. : 27 cm and H. : 33 cm Provenance : Anne and Jacques Kerchache Collection. Exhibition : Pierre Bergé & Associés sale of June 13, 2010, lot 349 (for the Yoruba statuette only).

Result
€640
Buyer's premium
28%
A lot combining an engraved horn, probably an ancient call horn, decorated with a beautiful engraved zoomorphic motif characteristic of the ancient arts of the Bamileke chieftaincies, and an ancient eroded statuette, a rare representation of a bow holding his bow wearing a headdress and with a beautiful braid remaining on the side, probably a scepter top. Bamileke, Cameroon, and Yoruba or Nago, Nigeria Horn, wood and pigments, old erosions, visible missing parts, beautiful patina of use. L. : 27 cm and H. : 33 cm Provenance : Anne and Jacques Kerchache Collection. Exhibition : Pierre Bergé & Associés sale of June 13, 2010, lot 349 (for the Yoruba statuette only).
Sale Thursday 1 June 2023・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Salle 9 - Hôtel Drouot 9, rue Drouot 75009 Paris