Récipient à couvercle en forme de croissant · R. D. Congo, Kuba · ID: 3051716
Boris Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany
Ludwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany
German Private Collection, Munich
Description
wood, brass nails, “twool” (redwood flour),
The Kuba carve wood boxes in a wide variety of forms to hold small prized possessions (razors, feathers, beads, etc.). They often appear to have been used for “twool” (ground camwood from the heartwood of the mulombwa tree), which was used to adorn the face, hair and chest during dances and important ceremonies.
Since the contents of the boxes were very valuable, the boxes themselves were also lavishly decorated with beautifully and intricately carved patterns. The Kuba also expressed the same design preferences in their palm wine goblets, drums, textiles, pipes, etc.
L’objet Récipient à couvercle en forme de croissant avec l’ID d’objet 3051716 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères Vente aux enchères 104 dans 12 avril 2025 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 253 a atteint un prix de vente de 400 €.
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