Zemanek-Münster

Figural drinking receptacle for palm wine "gbene" ·  Nigeria, Koro · ID: 3044571

sold EUR 5,000
Provenance
Christian Humburg, Mainz, Germany
Manfred Magin, Hemsbach, Germany
Size
H: 46 cm
H: 18.1 inch

Description

wood, abrus seeds, base


The object Figural drinking receptacle for palm wine “gbene” with the object ID 3044571 was last part of the auction 90.I Tribal Art and 90.II Contemporary Native American Art at November 17, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 190 achieved a sales price of EUR 5,000.

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Comparing literature

Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Encyclopedia of African Art and Culture, München 2009, p. 307


Publications

Mensch, Bernhard (Hg.), Welt der Gefäße, Oberhausen 2004, p. 13


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