Pestle ·  D. R. Congo, Mongo · ID: 3035134

Description

ivory, amber-coloured and dark brown patina, of slightly curved natural form, the lower half decorated with two bulges, the flattened base which was used for pounding as well as the handle zone show traces of usage and wear, paint rubbed off, cracks;
used for pounding grain. According to W. Fagg women received such pestles as wedding present and from then on used them for a lifetime.

The object Pestle with the object ID 3035134 was last part of the auction 73rd tribal art auction at May 25, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 348 achieved a sales price of EUR 5,000.

Here you will find more objects and interesting facts about African art.