Lot 384

Bamum Cameroon Royal Pipe | Ex-Mount Collection, Published

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Bamum Cameroon Royal Pipe | Ex-Mount Collection, Published

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,250

Starting Bid: $750

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June 12, 2026 9:00 AM MDT
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Louisville, CO, US

Description:

Cameroon, . A large fragment of a royal pipe, Bamum kingdom, Cameroon, early to mid-20th century or earlier. The Bamum kingdom of the western Grassfields was renowned for the magnificence of its court arts, and elaborately decorated pipes were among the most prestigious objects produced for royal and chiefly use. Custom base.

Its unusually large size strongly suggests that this was a royal pipe, probably not smoked but used for display on ceremonial occasions. Puffy cheeks, so characteristic of Grassfields figurative sculpture, indicate a prosperous and well-fed person. Size: 9.5”H (24.1cm).

Provenance: Marshall & Caroline Mount Collection, N.J.

Published & Exhibited: A Cameroon World: Art and Artifacts from the Marshall and Caroline Mount Collection, Queensborough Community College Art Gallery, New York, 2007, pl. 63, p. 108.

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