Zoomorphic headdress · D. R. Congo, Budja · ID: 3045425
sold
EUR 500
Provenance
Belgian Collection (1991)Size
H: 50 cm
H: 19.7 inch
Description
wood, pokerwork, plant fibre, base
This dance crests only incidentally became known during a dance in honour of the Belgian king in the 1980s.
It was supposedly used during agrarian rites and to ask for assistance when hunting.
The object Zoomorphic headdress with the object ID 3045425 was last part of the auction 91 Tribal Art Auction at March 9, 2019 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 296 achieved a sales price of EUR 500.
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