Anthropomorphic tobacco or hemp mortar
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Lot: 263
Anthropomorphic tobacco or hemp mortar
D. R. Congo, Pende
Provenance | Size | Hammer price |
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H: 2.4 inch | sold |
ivory, with small wooden lid on leather strap
Beautifully worked object. Two comparable examples published in Sousberghe, "L' Art Pende", op. cit. 1958, figs. 250 & 253 (AHDRC 0038873 & 0038874).
Certificate of the Nature Conservation Authority, Würzburg, No. DE-WÜS240229-299
This object is subject to CITES. Please note that it can only be sent within the European Community. At the present time export in third countries is prohibited.