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
Comparing literature
Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brussels 1987, p. 141, ill. 14