Pendant "thungbubiel" · Burkina Faso, Lobi · ID: 3052731
Starting price
EUR 1,400
Estimated price
EUR 3,000
Provenance
Pierre Robin, Paris, France (1992)Lempertz, Brussels, 31 March 2012, lot 34
German Private Collection
Size
H: 17,5 cm
H: 6.9 inch
Description
ivory,
“Thungbubiel”, literally translated as “elephant pipe", was worn by high-ranking men and great hunters. The pendants were valuable and highly esteemed, as very few artists possessed the skill to carve these prestigious objects.
Expertise
Certificate of the Nature Conservation Authority, Würzburg, No. DE-WÜS260311-348
Comparing literature
Ginzberg, Marc, Afrikanische Formen, Mailand 2001, p. 257
Publications
AHDRC: 0212362
Notices
This object is subject to CITES. Please note that it can only be sent within the European Union. At the present time export in third countries is prohibited, respectively, export licenses in third countries for objects containing or made of protected materials are only granted under stringent conditions.