Oval bowl with lid ·  Zambie, Rotse · ID: 3038232

Description

light brown wood, dark brown patina, handle in form of a bird, min. dam., small 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.

Littérature comparée

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