Stopper ·  D. R. Congo, Suku · ID: 3034755

Description

wood, partly shiny brown patina, remains of pigments, in form of a human head with expressive facial features and a hole on top of the head, dam., small missing parts through insect caused damage, cracks, wooden base;
various people of Zaire, including the Pende, the Suku, and the Yaka, carry palm wine gourds fitted with wooden stoppers carved in the form of human heads or complete figures. Although small, many are gems of miniature carving and show aspects of each group’s style.

The object Stopper with the object ID 3034755 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 429 achieved a sales price of EUR 800.

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Comparing literature

Wardwell, Allen, African sculpture from the University Museum of Pensylvania, Pensylvania 1986, p. 106, ill. 44