Rare lidded box · D. R. Congo, Kuba · ID: 3040823
sold
EUR 700
Size
M: L: 50 cm
B: 20 cm
H: 20 cm
M: L: 19.7 inch
B: 7.9 inch
H: 7.9 inch
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”.