Profile form ·  D. R. Congo, Mongo · ID: 3042102

Description

wood, dark brown patina, strongly encrusted, shield-shaped, carved with raised vertical ridges, minor missing part, patina chipped off, base;
this wooden form was used to make the model for a “kutu” anklet. These heavy anklets could have a weight of more than seven kilo and were reserved for the women of chiefs.

The object Profile form with the object ID 3042102 was last part of the auction 86th Tribal Art Auction at May 27, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 441 achieved a sales price of EUR 250.

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Comparing literature

Chesi, Gert & Daphne Schlorhaufer, Afrika - Asien, Schwaz o. J., p. 87