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Spoon, D. R. Congo, Bembe, Size: H: 21,5 cm (H: 8.5 inch), ID: 3051894
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Lot 348
Auction 104

Spoon ·  D. R. Congo, Bembe · ID: 3051894

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Provenance
Johanna Lundin (1875-1935), Swedish Missionary
Johanna Lundin was a swedish missionary, active at the Mukimbungu Mission Station in the Lower Congo 1903-1905.
Size
H: 21,5 cm
H: 8.5 inch

Description

wood, base

Among the Bembe, figuratively carved spoons signalled the prestige of their owner, perhaps their membership of an elite organisation.

The object Spoon with the object ID 3051894 was last part of the auction Auction 104 at April 12, 2025 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 348.

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Comparing literature

Cole, Herbert M., Icons, Washington 1990, p. 26, ill. 21

Publications

AHDRC: 0207258

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