Profile shape · D. R. Congo, Mongo · ID: 3040967
sold
EUR 120
Provenance
Dirk Vonck, Brussels, BelgiumHans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germany (1994)
Size
H: 28 cm
B: 10 cm
H: 11.0 inch
B: 3.9 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, partly encrusted, shield-shaped, carved with raised vertical ridges, slightly dam., minor missing parts (rim zone), metal 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, Schlorhaufer, Daphne, Afrika - Asien, Innsbruck 1997, p. 87