Old Pestle ·  D. R. Congo, Kuba-Shoowa · ID: 3044997

Description

ivory, rich blackish brown patina, base

Used for pounding grain. According to W. Fagg women received such pestles as wedding present and from then on used them for a lifetime.

The object Old Pestle with the object ID 3044997 was last part of the auction 90.I Tribal Art and 90.II Contemporary Native American Art at November 17, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 261 achieved a sales price of EUR 3,200.

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Comparing literature

compare AHDRC 0024794

Notices

This object is subject to CITES. Please note that it can only be sent within the European Union. At the present time export in third countries is prohibited, respectively, export licenses in third countries for objects containing or made of protected materials are only granted under stringent conditions.