Rare massue ·  Afrique du Sud, Zoulou · ID: 3045394

Description

animal horn, brass, additional: headring, fine plant fibre netting, remains of old collection label

Rare animal horn clubs have always been considered particularly valuable and highly valued. As a status symbol, their property was reserved for great hunters. The rare material was difficult to work with, but was very durable and also had great magical effectiveness.

L’objet Rare massue avec l’ID d’objet 3045394 a fait partie de l’enchère 91e vente aux enchères Tribal Art en 9 mars 2019 pour la dernière fois le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes et avait le numéro de lot 402.

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Littérature comparée

Klopper, Sandra et. al., The Art of Southern Africa, Milan 2007, No. 89