Pendant "ikoko" · D. R. Congo, Pende · ID: 3039060
sold
EUR 1,500
Size
H: 6 cm
H: 2.4 inch
Description
ivory, bulging forehead, beard (“mwevu”) as symbol for authority and wisdom of the ancestors, characteristic ornamental decor: circle with central drilling, min. dam., fine cracks
The object Pendant “ikoko” with the object ID 3039060 was last part of the auction 80th Tribal Art Auction at June 27, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 471 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,500.
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Comparing literature
Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brussels 1987, p. 141, ill. 14