Bembe, Spoon
Bembe, Spoon
Date
presumed late XIXth
Size
Height : 17 cm
Collection
Tribal Art
Condition
bon
Inventory number
025
Price
sur demande / on request
Rare Bembe spoon from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Made of black wood, the spoon haloed with a cylindrical handle, carved on the front of the handle, of a couple in foot holding each other by the arm. The handle ends with a broken openwork ring in its upper part. Nice shiny patina. Base by Eugène Betra.
Bibliography :
- Artcurial Lempertz sale 2014
Provenance :
- Liuba and Ernesto Wolf Collection (before 1964).