Cuillère
R. D. Congo, Bembe
Prix
800 €
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Provenance
Johanna Lundin (1875-1935), Swedish MissionaryJohanna Lundin was a swedish missionary, active at the Mukimbungu Mission Station in the Lower Congo 1903-1905.
Taille
H: 21,5 cm
H: 8.5 inch
Description
wood, base
Among the Bembe, figuratively carved spoons signalled the prestige of their owner, perhaps their membership of an elite organisation.
Littérature comparée
Cole, Herbert M., Icons, Washington 1990, p. 26, ill. 21Publications
AHDRC: 0207258