Zemanek-Münster

Coupe à boire figurative "(n)gbene" ·  Nigéria, Koro · ID: 3046594

Vendu 1 800 €
Provenance
Jean-Pierre Jernander, Brussels, Belgium (1980s)
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 20 May 2006, Lot 231
Joseph Christiaens, Brussels, Belgium
Michel de Mol, Brussels, Belgium (2006)
Jan Kusters, Waalre, The Netherlands

Description

wood, encrusted patina, residues of mass, plant fibre, base

According to Marla Berns and Richard Fardon, this double bowl, “ngbene”, is used in the context of funeral services or masquerades, enabling two people to drink at the same time.


Littérature comparée

Lebas, Alain (ed.), Arts of Nigeria in French Private Collections, Milan 2012, p. 282, ill. 150 ff.


Publications

AHDRC: 0096334


Exposition

Brussels, Belgium: "BRUNEAF, Brussels Non European Art Fair XVI", 7-12 June 2006


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