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No. 2728 | *BEST-OF* Arts & Antiques

Eppli Auktionshalle, Heilbronner Straße 9-13, DE-70771 Leinfelden-Echterdingen  

Saturday, September 24, 2022

Completed | Physical auction

Catalog number: 1143 / Lot number: 1070575

Elefantenzahnimitation aus Holz. Wohl FANG/GABUN.

Starting price 100 EUR

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Result:
100 EUR

Mangels Elfenbein wurden schon früh Holzzähne angefertigt und von Häuptlingen benutzt. Beschnitzt mit sechs Figuren, Fangfiguren und Symbolen aus dem Kameruner Grasland. H: 100 cm. Griffpatina, Ausbruchstellen, berieben.

| Wooden elephant tooth imitation. Probably FANG/GABUN. Due to lack of ivory, wooden teeth were made early and used by chiefs. Carved with six figures, catch figures and symbols from the Cameroon grasslands. H: 100 cm. Handle patina, chipped areas, rubbed.

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