KUBA- Democratic Republic of Congo - Lot 176

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120 - 180 EUR
KUBA- Democratic Republic of Congo - Lot 176
KUBA- Democratic Republic of Congo Wide-bodied bowl adorned with an ancestral design carved in relief and recess. The forms are supple and well-balanced, and the whole bears witness to a great mastery of gesture. Wood, old honey-red patina in places, minor consolidation and native restoration on two lateral cracks. Height 14.6 cm. Width: 14 cm. Provenance : - Private collection, Paris These objects, although utilitarian in nature, were invested with strong symbolic power and reserved for the elite within the Kuba royal courts.
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