Récipient figuratif sculpté · Côte d'Ivoire, Sénoufo · ID: 3043557
Vendu
360 €
Provenance
Karl-Heinz Krieg, Neuenkirchen, GermanyHeinz Kolerski, Fellbach near Stuttgart, Germany
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 30 November 2013, lot 84
Description
wood, partly oily blackish brown patina, remains of a white substance inside the receptacle, min. dam., small missing parts, slight traces of abrasion.
Probably used for storing unguents, like palm oil or karité butter.
Littérature comparée
Förster, Till, Die Kunst der Senufo aus Schweizer Sammlungen, Zürich 1988, p. 114, ill. 112
Publications
AHDRC: 015036