Zemanek-Münster

Neckrest

Zimbabwe, Shona
sold EUR 1,000
Provenance
French Collection
Size
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.


Comparing literature

Dewey, William J., Sleeping Beauties, Los Angeles 1993, p. 113, ill. 20

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