Oval bowl with figurally carved lid (hunting scene), Zambia, Rotse (Barotse or Lozi), Size: H: 15,5 cm B: 35 cm (H: 6.1 inch B: 13.8 inch), ID: 3049504

Oval bowl with figurally carved lid (hunting scene), Zambia, Rotse (Barotse or Lozi), Size: H: 15,5 cm B: 35 cm (H: 6.1 inch B: 13.8 inch), ID: 3049504 - 2/5

Oval bowl with figurally carved lid (hunting scene), Zambia, Rotse (Barotse or Lozi), Size: H: 15,5 cm B: 35 cm (H: 6.1 inch B: 13.8 inch), ID: 3049504 - 3/5

Oval bowl with figurally carved lid (hunting scene), Zambia, Rotse (Barotse or Lozi), Size: H: 15,5 cm B: 35 cm (H: 6.1 inch B: 13.8 inch), ID: 3049504 - 4/5

Oval bowl with figurally carved lid (hunting scene), Zambia, Rotse (Barotse or Lozi), Size: H: 15,5 cm B: 35 cm (H: 6.1 inch B: 13.8 inch), ID: 3049504 - 5/5

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3049504

Oval bowl with figurally carved lid (hunting scene) · Zambia, Rotse (Barotse or Lozi) · ID: 3049504

Price EUR 1,000

plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance

Provenance

Christie’s Amsterdam, 6 December 1999, Lot 294

Size

H: 15,5 cm

B: 35 cm

H: 6.1 inch

B: 13.8 inch

Description

blackened wood, rest.

Such elaborately carved bowls with figuratively decorated lids were traditionally given to particularly honoured guests.

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