Figural drinking receptacle for palm wine "gbene" · Nigeria, Koro · ID: 3044571
sold
EUR 5,000
Provenance
Christian Humburg, Mainz, GermanyManfred 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