Zemanek-Münster

Pestle

R. D. Congo, Kuba
Vendu 6 500 €
Taille
L: 51 cm
L: 20.1 inch

Description

ivory, partly honey brown patina, slightly bent form, cracks and abrasion through intensive usage, crack, socle;
used for pounding grain. According to W. Fagg women received such pestles as wedding present and from then on used them for a lifetime.


Littérature comparée

Yale Archive No. 0084950 (comparable object)

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