Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas - 21st September 2023
Lot 1587
A Weh or Aghem basket and cover
Estimate £150 - £250 | Hammer £120
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Description
A Weh or Aghem basket and cover
Cameroon
natural and dyed plant fibre,
39cm high,
and a Cameroon / Nigerian basket and cover, with a hide handle and loops to the sides, one with remains of cloth and the base with fibre braids, 63cm high, and a leaf sphere. (3)
Provenance
Collected in Nigeria / Cameroon in the 1940s.