Doorpanel · Afghanistan, Nuristan, Kafir · ID: 3045086
sold
EUR 450
Provenance
Lothar Heubel, Cologne, Germany (1973)Heinz Vogel, Frankfurt, Germany
Size
H: 168 cm
B: 43 cm
H: 66.1 inch
B: 16.9 inch
Description
wood,
Nuristani people bestowed honour upon those adept at hunting. The best hunters would have a figurative depiction of a male goat’s head (“markhor”) carved onto their doors.
The symbolism was enhanced by the addition of lines and small circles on the goats’ horns.The lines corresponded to the number of ibex killed, the circles the number of tigers.
The object Doorpanel with the object ID 3045086 was part of the auction 91 Tribal Art Auction on March 9, 2019. The object with the lot number 21 achieved a sales price of EUR 450 with an asking price of EUR 200.
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