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MANTOUM STONE MONOLITH
| Seller: fil8420 ( 255  )
End Time: 2008-07-11 22:42:33 GMT
Bids: 10
Current Price: $52.50
Location: Urmston Manchester, Greater Manchester
Time Left: 0 Seconds |  | | For More Details: Click here | | THIS STONE CARVING ( MONOLITH ) IS ATTRIBUTED TO THE ARTIST MOUTCHIPOU ALEXANDRE OF FUOMBAN IN THE NOUN DIVISION IN THE GRASSLANDS OF WEST CAMEROON IN 1716. THE INSCRIPTIONS ON THE STONES INDICATE THE ORIGIN OF THE TIKAR PEOPLE. THEY MIGRATED FROM SUDAN AND OVER THE YEARS SOME SETTLED IN CAMEROON WHERE THESE STONE FIGURES CAME FROM. IN CAMEROON THEY SETTLED IN WHAT IS KNOWN TODAY AS FOUMBAN. MOUTCHIPOU ALEXANDRE IS KNOWN TO BE THE PRIVATE CARVER OF THE THEN RULER OF THE TIKARS, AND HE IS THE FATHER OF THE PRESENT BAMUN PEOPLE. THE STONES THEMSELVES OF WHICH THERE ARE THREE IN TOTAL ARE APPROX 60 TO 80 KILOS IN WEIGHT AND APPEAR TO MADE OF GRANITE BENEATH THE SAND AND MUD WHICH COVERS THEM. I HAVE NOT TOUCHED THEM OR TRIED TO CLEAN THEM UP AS I AM NOT SURE IF THIS SHOULD BE DONE. THEY ARE BETWEEN 750 TO 900 MM HIGH. I UNDERSTAND THAT THEY HOLD A HIGH VALUE AS INDIVIDUAL ITEMS AND MORE SO AS A GROUP. IF YOU KNOW MORE ABOUT THESE STONES THAN I DO PLEASE LET ME KNOW. ------------------IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BUYING THESE STONES SINGULARLY OR AS A GROUP CONTACT ME. I AM ONLY ONLY PROMOTING THEM HERE AND WILL NOT SELL OTHER THAN BY AGREEMENT DIRECTLY WITH INTERESTED PARTIES.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | |
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