Oval board with handle · Gabon, Fang · ID: 3042976
sold
EUR 600
Provenance
Albert Schweitzer, Lambaréné, Gabon, collected in situEmmy Martin, Alsace (1925)
Hans Martin (born 1910), son of Emmy Martin
Suzanne Leiberich, née Martin, daughter of Hans Martin
Family estate until today
Size
D: 45,5 cm x 38 cm
D: 17.9 inch x 15.0 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, in shape of a leaf with stalk, label with handwritten inscription: “Schild der Fan[g]-Gabun, 1925 mitgebracht von Emmy Martin Grand ’ maman.”, traces of old age and usage, warped/vaulted, spots, abrasion of paint, cracks.
According to Tessmann (1913) used for grinding the kernels of the “Irvingia barteri” (African mango). A particularly hard spherical fruit was used as tool for grinding.
Comparing literature
Tessmann, Günter, Die Pangwe, Bd. 1, Berlin 1913, p. 150, ill. 93