Spoon ·  D. R. Congo, Lega · ID: 3043998

Description

ivory, rep.

Only older men who were high-level members of “bwami” were allowed to eat with spoons made from ivory, reminding those watching of their status and value to the community.

The object Spoon with the object ID 3043998 was last part of the auction 89th Tribal Art Auction at July 7, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 402 achieved a sales price of EUR 4,800.

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Comparing literature

Cuillers sculptures, Paris 1990-1991, p. 158

Publications

AHDRC: 0153598

Notices

This object is subject to CITES. Please note that it can only be sent within the European Union. At the present time export in third countries is prohibited, respectively, export licenses in third countries for objects containing or made of protected materials are only granted under stringent conditions.