Couple ·  D. R. Congo, Metoko · ID: 3042465

Description

ivory, male/female, edged forms, nearly identical postures and facial featuresl, large heads, min. dam., small traces of abrasion, base;
most of the Metokos figures have multiple uses which are connected with the “kota” (“bukota”) society forming the centre of social and political life, just like the “bwami” society of the Lega.

The object Couple with the object ID 3042465 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 439 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,350.

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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.