Lot 259
A llarge wooden drum
Estimated Value:
250 € - 350 €
Result:
incl. Premium and VAT
Description:
Africa, probably the CongoH. 113,5 cm
The elongated body is decorated with raised, sculpted ridges running all the way round and geometric openwork carvings around the base. Two-tone patina. Striking surface covered in leather.
From an important private collection in southern Germany, collected from 1975 onwards - According to the consignor, formerly in the collection of the Museum of Ethnology, Giessen, 1911 - Some signs of age and minor age-related damage


