Container with lid · D. R. Congo, Kuba Kingdom, Kuba · ID: 3051048
Starting price
EUR 700
Estimated price
EUR 1,200
Provenance
Sotheby’s, New York, 10 November 1987, lot 234 (part of a group of three)Tom Phillips (1937-2022) Collection, London, United Kingdom
Size
M: 26 cm x 5 cm x 7,5 cm (BxHxT)
M: 10.2 inch x 2.0 inch x 7,2.0 inch (BxHxT)
Description
metal nails (one broken), traces of red pigment,
The Kuba carved wood boxes in a wide variety of forms to hold small prized possessions such as razors, feathers and beads, cosmetics and small items of regalia.
Publications
AHDRC: 0023628