Two lids from food containers "mabaia mazungu" or "taampha", before 1930 · D. R. Congo, Woyo · ID: 3039494
sold
EUR 3,000
Provenance
Colonial administrator (before 1930)Belgian Private Collection, Brussels
Alain Guisson, Brussels, Belgium
Size
D: 19,5 cm resp. 20,5 cm
D: 7.7 inch resp. 8.1 inch
Description
wood, brown patina (matt and shiny), each of round form, carved with shells and swivelled horn etc., min. dam., fine cracks, small traces of insect caused damage, abrasion of paint;
the carved motifs symbolize pictorial narratives representing proverbs.
The object Two lids from food containers “mabaia mazungu” or “taampha”, before 1930 with the object ID 3039494 was part of the auction 81st Tribal Art Auction on October 31, 2015. The object with the lot number 507 achieved a sales price of EUR 3,000 with an asking price of EUR 1,500.
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Comparing literature
Phillips, Tom (Hg.), Afrika, Die Kunst eines Kontinents, Berlin 1996, p. 253