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Tobacco box, D. R. Congo, Chokwe, Size: H: 6,5 cm (box), 3,8 cm (stopper) (H: 2.6 inch (box), 1.5 inch (stopper)), ID: 3040721
Tobacco box, D. R. Congo, Chokwe, Size: H: 6,5 cm (box), 3,8 cm (stopper) (H: 2.6 inch (box), 1.5 inch (stopper)), ID: 3040721 - 2/4 Tobacco box, D. R. Congo, Chokwe, Size: H: 6,5 cm (box), 3,8 cm (stopper) (H: 2.6 inch (box), 1.5 inch (stopper)), ID: 3040721 - 3/4 Tobacco box, D. R. Congo, Chokwe, Size: H: 6,5 cm (box), 3,8 cm (stopper) (H: 2.6 inch (box), 1.5 inch (stopper)), ID: 3040721 - 4/4
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Lot 383
83rd Tribal Art Auction

Tobacco box ·  D. R. Congo, Chokwe · ID: 3040721

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Provenance
Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgium
Size
H: 6,5 cm (box), 3,8 cm (stopper)
H: 2.6 inch (box), 1.5 inch (stopper)

Description

ivory, yellowish patina, dark pigment in the deepenings, cylindrical corpus with incised circle pattern, eyelet on the backside which originally had been connected with the wooden stopper by a thin leather strap, stopper in shape of an anthropomorphic head with extremely fine carved facial features and coiffure, slightly dam. at the back of the head;
this ivory box once served as a prestige item for its owner.

Comparing literature

Ravenhill, Philip L., Exploring African Art, Washington 1991, p. 19, ill. 6

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.

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