Small bowl · D. R. Congo, Pende · ID: 3033882
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Provenance
Henri Nappée, France (aviation engineer, from 1941 until 1975 employed in the Democratic Republic of Congo)Size
H: 9,5 cm
B: 10 cm
H: 3.7 inch
B: 3.9 inch
Description
wood, light brown patina, small remains of black paint, rising from a short foot, the bulbous corpus with bridge-like connection in the middle, both sides carved with standing figures in flat relief with their fully plastic heads projecting over the rim, mounted on block-like base and plate;
a comparable bowl pictured at Sousberghe, 1958, ill. 266.
The object Small bowl with the object ID 3033882 was last part of the auction 71st tribal art auction at November 24, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 418.
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Comparing literature
de Sousberghe, L., L' Art Pende, o.O. 1958, ill. 266