Rare handle vessel
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Lot: 309
93rd Tribal Art AuctionRare handle vessel
D. R. Congo, Solongo
| Provenance | Size | Starting price / estimated price |
|---|---|---|
| Steyler Missionaries, collected around 1900 Missionshaus St. Johann, Blönried, Germany (1924 - 2013 Center of the Steyler Missionaries) Loed van Bussel, Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
H: 9.1 inch |
800 EUR
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance |
ceramic / terracotta, glass beads, decorative brass tags,
A comparable object pictured by Schädler, 1989, p. 245, but here attributed to the Hima (see also AHDRC 0021636).
Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Keramik aus Schwarz-Afrika und Alt-Amerika, Zürich 1985, p. 245
