Oval bowl with lid ·  Sambia, Rotse/Lozi · ID: 3035479

Description

wood, light brown patina, black paint, of regular form, firm stand despite of the bellied bottom, accurately fitting lid with the handle in shape of a stylized leopard with dotted pattern, incised diamond-shaped patterns running around, slightly dam., minor missing parts, paint rubbed off;
the Rotse have their homeland in western Sambia on the banks of the upper Zambezi. For a long time the Rotse were under the cultural influence of the Lunda, Chokwe and Luena. They are particularly known for their marked style in figures, but also in objects of daily use, like bowls, which were used for keeping meet and vegetable.

L’objet Oval bowl with lid avec l’ID d’objet 3035479 a fait partie de l’enchère 74th tribal art auction en 7 septembre 2013 pour la dernière fois le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes et avait le numéro de lot 457.

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Littérature comparée

Phillips, Tom (Hg.), Afrika, Die Kunst eines Kontinents, Berlin 1996, p. 167