Round lid from a food container "mabaia mazungu" or "taampha · D. R. Congo, Woyo · ID: 3042703
sold
EUR 1,700
Size
D: 16,5 cm
D: 6.5 inch
Description
wood, shiny dark brown patina, carved in bas-relief (et. al. with shells), separately carved handle, min. dam., small missing parts, fine cracks.
The carved motifs symbolize pictorial narratives representing proverbs.
Comparing literature
Phillips, Tom (Hg.), Afrika, Die Kunst eines Kontinents, Berlin 1996, p. 253