Mortar ·  D. R. Congo, Pende · ID: 3033051

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.

The object Mortar with the object ID 3033051 was last part of the auction 69th tribal art auction at June 2, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 427 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,800.

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