A rare and ancient anthropomorphic amulet, an object of pres - Lot 20

A rare and ancient anthropomorphic amulet, an object of prestige and protection for its owner, crosses from one side to the other in the characteristic way of the mupo amulet statuettes, where an iron ending in a ring serving as a ewer is inserted. For another specimen of the same type, see: Pierre Harter, Arts anciens du Cameroun, Éd. Arts d'Afrique Noire, 1986, p. 102, n° 129; or P. Gebauer, Art of Cameroon, Portland Art Museum, ed. Portland Art Museum, Oregon and Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1979, p. 329, no. M35. Bamile ke (or Tikar), Cameroon Ivory, iron, wear, small minor chip at the foot, superb and old patina. H. 5,5 cm Provenance : Anne and Jacques Kerchache Collection.