Rare lidded box · D. R. Congo, Kuba · ID: 3040823
Description
rectangular form, two-parted, bottom and top side of the lid made from wood, the sides from bark, decorated with fine plaited rattan bands, which were “sewn” on the bark, inserted diamond-shaped dot pattern on the lid, slightly dam., missing parts at the bottom, abrasion of paint, plaited bands partly dam.;
used for keeping textiles. A comparable piece can be found in the Royal Museum for Central Africa in Tervuren, Inventory No. “EO 1954-40.22”.
The object Rare lidded box with the object ID 3040823 was last part of the auction 83rd Tribal Art Auction at May 28, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 399 achieved a sales price of EUR 700.
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