Zemanek-Münster

Pendant

D. R. Congo, Lega
sold EUR 1,200
Provenance
Galerie D’Eendt, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Elisabeth Verhey, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Size
H: 11,5 cm
H: 4.5 inch

Description

ivory, stained patina, drilled hole on the upper end (for suspension), pipe-shaped, circle ornament with central dot, old collection number (blackened?), fine fissures, small missing parts, traces of usage and old age;
reserved for members of “bwami"society; among others initiation object.


Comparing literature

Cameron, Elisabeth L., Art of the Lega, Los Angeles 2001, p. 78

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