Large ivory ring ·  Afrique de l´Ouest · ID: 3041355

Description

cut from the broad end of elephant tusk, yellowish patina on the outside, inner side dark brown, old rep. (crack clamped by brass lamellas and nails);
when the Portuguese and then other Europeans began trading in ivory it became linked to the slave trade. Captured Africans were used to carry ivory from the interior to the coast, where both would be sold. A tusk was worth two to three times the price of a slave.

L’objet Large ivory ring avec l’ID d’objet 3041355 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 84th Tribal Art Auction dans 5 novembre 2016 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 108 a atteint un prix de vente de 500 €.

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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.