Hat "mukuba" · D. R. Congo, Lega · ID: 3042376
sold
EUR 450
Provenance
Ingo Evers, Bonn, GermanySize
H: 22,5 cm
H: 8.9 inch
Description
of conical form, framework made from plant fibre, completely covered with coloured buttons, tuft of elephant tail hair, good condition, base;
these hats played an important role for the “bwami” society; a hat with elephant hair was looked upon as the highest badge of rank.
The object Hat “mukuba” with the object ID 3042376 was last part of the auction 86th Tribal Art Auction at May 27, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 418 achieved a sales price of EUR 450.
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Comparing literature
Cameron, Elisabeth L., Art of the Lega, Los Angeles 2001, p. 77, ill. 5.21