Défense d´éléphant sculptée ·  R. D. Congo, Bakongo · ID: 3043163

Description

ivory, figurally decorated with scenes of eyeryday life, arranged in spiral bands, min. dam., missing parts at the lower rim, fine cracks, base.
The spiral pattern has a long tradition in the Congo region and could allude to the path that the people believe the dead follow from earth to the ancestral realm and back again to be reborn.

L’objet Défense d´éléphant sculptée avec l’ID d’objet 3043163 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 88e vente aux enchères Tribal Art dans 10 mars 2018 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 383 a atteint un prix de vente de 1 000 €.

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Publications

AHDRC: 0150613

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.