Figurally carved container · Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo · ID: 3043557
sold
EUR 360
Provenance
Karl-Heinz Krieg, Neuenkirchen, GermanyHeinz Kolerski, Fellbach near Stuttgart, Germany
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 30 November 2013, lot 84
Size
H: 29,5 cm
H: 11.6 inch
Description
wood, partly oily blackish brown patina, remains of a white substance inside the receptacle, min. dam., small missing parts, slight traces of abrasion.
Probably used for storing unguents, like palm oil or karité butter.
The object Figurally carved container with the object ID 3043557 was part of the auction 88th Tribal Art Auction on March 10, 2018. The object with the lot number 219 achieved a sales price of EUR 360 with an asking price of EUR 300.
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Comparing literature
Förster, Till, Die Kunst der Senufo aus Schweizer Sammlungen, Zürich 1988, p. 114, ill. 112
Publications
AHDRC: 015036