Friction oracle "itombwa" · D. R. Congo, Kuba · ID: 3039294
sold
EUR 900
Size
L: 27 cm
H: 5 cm
L: 10.6 inch
H: 2.0 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, remains of pigments, in form of a quadruped (dog?), strings of glass beads around the neck, implement for rubbing missing, min. dam., slight traces of usage
The object Friction oracle “itombwa” with the object ID 3039294 was last part of the auction 81st Tribal Art Auction at October 31, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 446 achieved a sales price of EUR 900.
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Comparing literature
LaGamma, Alisa, Art and Oracle, New York 2000, p. 44 f.