Pendant "ikoko" · D. R. Congo, Pende · ID: 3035650
sold
EUR 1,000
Provenance
Boris Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, GermanyAmerican Private Collection, New Jersey
Size
H: 5,5 cm
H: 2.2 inch
Description
bone, with long beard (“mwevu”), supposed to be a symbol for authority and wisdom of the ancestors, ornaments in pokerwork, min. dam., base
The object Pendant “ikoko” with the object ID 3035650 was last part of the auction 75th tribal art auction at November 30, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 431 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,000.
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Comparing literature
Kerchache, Jacques & Jean-Louis Paudrat u.a., Die Kunst des Schwarzen Afrika, Freiburg, Basel, Wien 1988, ill. 219 ff.