Anthropomorphic ritual vessel ·  D. R. Congo, Luba · ID: 3043001

Description

beige terracotta, remains of blackish brown paint, bellied vessel, modelled with bearded face, navel and breasts (?), fez-like headdress forming the spout, raised burled and deepened dotted tattoos, handle missing, minor missing parts (bulging ridge)

The object Anthropomorphic ritual vessel with the object ID 3043001 was last part of the auction 87th Tribal Art Auction at November 11, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 430 achieved a sales price of EUR 350.

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Comparing literature

Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Erde und Erz, München 1997, p. 305, ill. 595