Neckrest from the prince of Bangassou ·  D. R. Congo, Nzakara, Bangassou · ID: 3033473

Description

wood, dark brown patina, lancet-shaped receptacle with lid, carved with a vaulted pillow, serving as neckrest and as handle of the receptacle as well, diamond-shaped incised ornaments with remains of cord material, inventory number in white paint on one side: “976”, slightly dam., minor missing parts (on one side of the lid), cracks, traces of old age and usage;
the Nzakara are a Sudanic people of Central African Republic origin who were pushed southwards by the Banda expansions. In the 18th and 19th century they were under Mangbetu hegemony. Then, as the Zandes advanced, they gradually became “zandeized”. When Mahdist and Khartumite Sudanese occupied the area in their quest for ivory and slaves, the Nzakara immediately collaborated with them. A well-known sultan was Bangasso who ruled at the turn of the 19th to 20th century. According the Instituut voor Kulturele Antropologie Nijmegen the present object is said to have been in the possession of the prince of Bangassou who used it as a treasure chest, called „mbatali“.

L’objet Neckrest from the prince of Bangassou avec l’ID d’objet 3033473 a fait partie de la vente aux enchères 70th tribal art auction dans 8 septembre 2012. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 446 a atteint un prix de vente de 6 000 € pour un prix d’adjudication de 1 500 €.

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Expertise

Inventory Card No 976 A , B of the Instituut voor Kulturele Antropologie Nijmegen available

Littérature comparée

Grootaers, Jan-Lodewijk (ed.), Ubangi, Berg en Dal, 2008, p. 31, ill. 1.22 f.