Zemanek-Münster

Container

Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo
sold EUR 1,400
Provenance
Pierre Langlois, Paris, France
Size
H: 28 cm
H: 11.0 inch

Description

wood, encrusted brown patina, bulbous container rising from four feet, the lid carved with a bird sculpture (chicken?), min. dam., small missing parts through insect caused damage, traces of abrasion;
probably used for storing unguents.


Comparing literature

Koloß, Hans-Joachim, Die Kunst der Senufo, Berlin 1990, p. 31, ill. 23

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