Figurally carved tusk

Description

ivory, figurally decorated with scenes of eyeryday life, arranged in spiral bands, min. dam., missing parts at the lower rim, fine cracks, base.
The spiral pattern has a long tradition in the Congo region and could allude to the path that the people believe the dead follow from earth to the ancestral realm and back again to be reborn.

Publications

AHDRC: 0150613

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.