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.
The object Profile shape with the object ID 3040967 was last part of the auction 84th Tribal Art Auction at November 5, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 442 achieved a sales price of EUR 120.
Here you will find more objects and interesting facts about African art.
Comparing literature
Chesi, Gert, Schlorhaufer, Daphne, Afrika - Asien, Innsbruck 1997, p. 87