Powder container · D. R. Congo, Kuba · ID: 3032471
sold
EUR 250
Provenance
Axel Svinhufvud, Congo (Kabasidu)Size
H: 17 cm
H: 6.7 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, traces of black paint, bulbous form, the lid worked separate, fixed with plant fibre cord, incised plaited band pattern, fine work, the paint rubbed off in some areas
The object Powder container with the object ID 3032471 was part of the auction 70th tribal art auction on September 8, 2012. The object with the lot number 406 achieved a sales price of EUR 250 with an asking price of EUR 150.
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Comparing literature
Ginzberg, Marc, Afrikanische Formen, Mailand 2001, p. 56 f.