Pendentif "thungbubiel", av. 1910 · Burkina Faso, Lobi · ID: 3052731
Lempertz, Brussels, 31 March 2012, lot 34
German Private Collection
Description
ivory,
“Thungbubiel”, literally translated as “elephant pipe", was worn by high-ranking men and great hunters. The pendants were valuable and highly esteemed, as very few artists possessed the skill to carve these prestigious objects.
L’objet Pendentif “thungbubiel”, av. 1910 numéro d’objet 3052731, a fait partie de la dernière Vente aux enchères 106 du 25 avril 2026 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 250 a atteint un prix de vente de 1 000 €.
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Expertise
Certificate of the Nature Conservation Authority, Würzburg, No. DE-WÜS260311-348
Littérature comparée
Ginzberg, Marc, Afrikanische Formen, Mailand 2001, p. 257
Publications
AHDRC: 0212362
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.