Spiral arm and leg cuff "minkata" · D. R. Congo, Ngata · ID: 3034710
sold
EUR 200
Description
copper alloy, arm cuff, d: 6,5 cm, B: 9,5 cm; leg cuff, d: 8 cm, b: 23 cm;
serving as dowry money and ornament. Only married women were allowed to wear them. They should protect their ankles from getting hurt.
The object Spiral arm and leg cuff “minkata” with the object ID 3034710 was last part of the auction 73rd tribal art auction at May 25, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 400 achieved a sales price of EUR 200.
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Comparing literature
Ballarini, Roberto, The perfect form, Mailand 2009, p. 270