Three combs · D. R. Congo, Chokwe · ID: 3034132
sold
EUR 240
Provenance
a) + b) Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germanyc) Joseph Christiaens, Brussels, Belgium
Vera und Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany
Description
wood, brown patina, a) six flat teeth, the handle carved with ornaments, crowned by a human head, h: 17,5 cm; b) fragmentary (only one half of the comb with four teeth preserved), surmounted by a head in profile, h: 23 cm; c) eight teeth, head in profile, h: 17 cm; each comb with slight traces of usage and small missing parts, base
The object Three combs with the object ID 3034132 was last part of the auction 72nd tribal art auction at March 9, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 147 achieved a sales price of EUR 240.
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