Neckrest · Zimbabwe, Shona · ID: 3041550
sold
EUR 1,000
Provenance
French CollectionSize
H: 13 cm
L: 13,5 cm
H: 5.1 inch
L: 5.3 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, elaborate carved support with zig-zagged and circle-shaped carvings, min. dam., fine cracks, slight traces of abrasion;
the patina is the natural result of polished wood saturated with hair oil.
The object Neckrest with the object ID 3041550 was last part of the auction 85th Tribal Art Auction at March 4, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 502 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,000.
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Comparing literature
Dewey, William J., Sleeping Beauties, Los Angeles 1993, p. 113, ill. 20