Small mortar · D. R. Congo, Lulua · ID: 3040790
sold
EUR 1,400
Provenance
American Private Collection, CaliforniaSize
H: 13,5 cm
H: 5.3 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, pokerwork, in form of a crouching human figure, head in hands, crowned by the actual container with high rim, min. dam., small missing parts, slight traces of abrasion, base
The object Small mortar with the object ID 3040790 was part of the auction 83rd Tribal Art Auction on May 28, 2016. The object with the lot number 433 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,400 with an asking price of EUR 1,200.
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Comparing literature
Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brussels 1987, p. 89, ill. 14