Knife and fork · D. R. Congo, Yombe · ID: 3045500
sold
EUR 800
Provenance
Emmanuel Ameloot, Brussels, BelgiumSize
L: 30 cm (fork) / 37 cm (knife)
L: 11.8 inch (fork) / 14.6 inch (knife)
Description
wood, base
A very original object. The handles of the knife and fork are covered by hands that are extremely detailed and finely worked. Even the small buttons on the robes are shown.
These cutlery replicas were given away for weddings and served as a symbol of marriage.
The object Knife and fork with the object ID 3045500 was last part of the auction 91 Tribal Art Auction at March 9, 2019 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 369 achieved a sales price of EUR 800.
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