Profile form · D. R. Congo, Mongo · ID: 3042102
sold
EUR 250
Provenance
Marc Leo Felix, Brussels, BelgiumJens Jahn, Munich, Germany
Size
H: 33 cm
H: 13.0 inch
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.
Comparing literature
Chesi, Gert & Daphne Schlorhaufer, Afrika - Asien, Schwaz o. J., p. 87