Lot Essay
The Kaka are a small group related to the Tigong living south of the Donga river in the Cameroon Grasslands. Their pottery is similar to that produced by their Nigerian neighbours, the Mambila
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Details
A fine Kaka terracotta vessel
Of almost spherical form, the neck modelled as the head of a man with tubular eyes, the left hand held to the chin, the right modelled in relief on the shoulder of the pot, a rectangular amulet incised at the back, black patina
56cm. high
Of almost spherical form, the neck modelled as the head of a man with tubular eyes, the left hand held to the chin, the right modelled in relief on the shoulder of the pot, a rectangular amulet incised at the back, black patina
56cm. high
Literature
Schädler, K.-F., Afrikanische Kunst, Munich, 1997, p.213
Schädler, K.-F., Earth and Ore. 2500 Years of African Art in Terracotta and Metal, Munich, p.280, fig. 544
Schädler, K.-F., Earth and Ore. 2500 Years of African Art in Terracotta and Metal, Munich, p.280, fig. 544
Exhibited
Munich, 1997, and Burgrieden-Rot, 1998, Earth and Ore. 2500 Years of African Art in Terracotta and Metal.