Cuillère ·  R. D. Congo, Boa · ID: 3046213

Description

ivory, base

Spoons of this kind were signs of wealth, because only people who could afford rich and manifold food owned such elaborate decorated spoons.

These spoons were also used to sacrifice the ancestors to ensure their favour and protection.

L’objet Cuillère avec l’ID d’objet 3046213 a fait partie de l’enchère 93e vente aux enchères Tribal Art en 16 novembre 2019 pour la dernière fois le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes et avait le numéro de lot 244.

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Remarques

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.