Bracelet ·  Cameroon · ID: 3042514

Description

ivory, matt yellow-brown patina, slightly oval in form, convex outside, h: 10,5 cm; b: 9,5 cm (external dimension), central opening 6,5/7 cm in diameter, b: 3 cm, beautiful aged patina;
bracelets are repeatedly spread with palm oil or camwood and oil. Prolonged contact with skin naturally darkens the ivory, producing yellows, oranges, and browns and the inherent grain of the material adds additional pattern to its surface.

The object Bracelet with the object ID 3042514 was last part of the auction 86th Tribal Art Auction at May 27, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 362 achieved a sales price of EUR 400.

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Notices

This object is subject to CITES. Please note that it can only be sent within the European Union. At the present time export in third countries is prohibited, respectively, export licenses in third countries for objects containing or made of protected materials are only granted under stringent conditions.