Head sculpture · Angola, Lunda · ID: 3040807

Name: Head sculpture
SKU: 3040807
Availability: Discontinued

not available anymore

Size

H: 9,5 cm

H: 3.7 inch

Description

ivory, eyes with inlay from black material (ebony?), delicate and regular carved facial features, coiffure arranged in diadem-shaped tufts with dotted decor, rising from columnar neck with fine grooved base, min. dam., fine cracks through age;
presumably once designed as handle of a whistle or sword, might have formed the top of a dignitary staff as well.

The object Head sculpture with the object ID 3040807 was last part of the auction 83rd Tribal Art Auction at May 28, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 500.

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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.

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