Quatre épingles d'ornement ·  R. D. Congo, Mangbetu · ID: 3045768

Description

ivory, base

This elegant ivory pins, worn in hats by men and in the hair by women, were prized possessions of high-ranking people and even played a part in their flirtations.

Czekanowski commented in 1924: “getting a hair pin as a gift from a woman equals an invitation to intimacy”.

L’objet Quatre épingles d’ornement avec l’ID d’objet 3045768 a fait partie de l’enchère 92e vente aux enchères Tribal Art en 29 juin 2019 pour la dernière fois le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes et avait le numéro de lot 223.

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Littérature comparée

Schildkrout, Enid & Curtis Keim, African Reflections, Seattle, London, New York 1990, p. 131, ill. 7.14

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.