An exceptional terracotta prestige pipe bowl from the Bamileke people of Cameroon. The ownership of pipe bowls like this one was the prerogative of chiefs and they were not used, but were part of a cache of prestige goods that were displayed on special occasions. It is a carved model of a mask representing a royal figure wearing a feather headdress. Early 20th century. Ex Martial Bronsin, Brussels.  #5827  $2000