Lot: 226

95th Tribal Art Auction

Tunic of a dignitary

Cameroon Grassfields, Bamum

Provenance Size Starting price / estimated price
Lance Entwistle, London, Great Britain M: 41.3 inch x 30.7 inch 2000 EUR
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance

cotton, with applications and embroidered border at the neckline, slightly yellowed or faded in places


Bouttiaux, Anne-Marie et. al., African costumes and textiles from the Berbers to the Zulus, o. O. 2008, ill. 98