Couteau dans fourreau en bois "bakatwa" · Zimbabwe, Shona ou Batonka, Vallée du Zambèze, sud du lac Kariba · ID: 3046413
Vendu
350 €
Provenance
Max Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden (1969 or 1970)Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden (ca. 1984)
Description
wood, plant fibre, brass, iron, collection number “R114”, traces of corrosion
The Willborg family lived for some time in Rhodesia, where Max Willborg worked for the Victoria and Albert Museum in Harare from 1969-70. The note “R114” stands for Rhodesia and the 114th object that Max Willborg acquired there.
The object was then owned by Peter Willborg for thirty-five years.