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Spoon, D. R. Congo, Bembe, Size: H: 21,5 cm (H: 8.5 inch), ID: 3051894
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3051894
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Spoon ·  D. R. Congo, Bembe · ID: 3051894

Price EUR 800
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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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.

Comparing literature

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

Publications

AHDRC: 0207258

Africa

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