Mortar · D. R. Congo, Pende · ID: 3033051
sold
EUR 2,800
Provenance
Lempertz, Brussels, 11 June 2011, lot 63Size
H: 34 cm
H: 13.4 inch
Description
wood, shiny brown patina, the conical mortar on top of a human head with a long neck, the face showing stylized features, with a striated backswept coiffure, min. dam., crack, missing part (base), slight traces of usage;
the Pende used large mortars “kinu” for grinding pigments or spices and small ones to grind tobacco or hemp.