Zemanek-Münster

Fly whisk ·  R. D. Congo, Dengese · ID: 3037071

Vendu 2 800 €
Provenance
Helmut Zake, Heidelberg, Germany
Heinz Vowinkel, Ilvesheim, Germany

Description

ivory, honey brown patina, carved with a human face, animal tail fixed by plant fibres, min. dam.;
the originally pure functional use has developed in a highly decorative style, it became a prestige object. We may say that it is no longer a fly whisk but an emblem of power, a symbol of authority. These so-called “fly whisks” are part of the regalia of a chief or other political leader.


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