Oval bowl with lid ·  Zambie, Rotse · ID: 3036516

Description

wood, shiny dark brown patina, parallel incisions at the rim, a stylized quadruped as handle (elephant), dam., missing parts, traces of abrasion;
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 3036516 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 76th tribal art auction dans 22 mars 2014 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 629 a atteint un prix de vente de 900 €.

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Littérature comparée

Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Lexikon Afrikanische Kunst und Kultur, München, Berlin 1994, p. 338