This is the rating and price for Antique Wooden Cloche / Bell / Dibu, 1995

Description : Antique Wooden Cloche / Bell / Dibu, Kongo, République Démocratique du Congo | Hand carved sculpture with geometric detail surmounted by a seated female figure | Approx. Size: 10 | Traditionally used as a ceremonial hand-bell in initiation rituals | “The initiate or initiates will be dressed in new clothes. They will return to the village to the rhythm of the song and the sound of the small wooden gong. They will be welcomed with merriment by the villagers, who will sing and dance in their honour. […] This dance will go on until dawn.” Felix, Meur and Batulukisi, Art & Kongos, Vol. I, 1995, p. 54
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About the lot N° 410
Title : Antique Wooden Cloche / Bell / Dibu, Period : 1995
Size : Approx. Size: 10
Literature : Hersey, “In Sotheby’s : London Nov. 30 sale, in Primitive Art Newsletter, vol. 4, n° 11, novembre 1981, p. 3 Cole, The Mother and Child in African Sculpture, 1985, p. 2, cat. 38 (non reproduit) Ezra, “The Mother and Child in African Sculpture”, in African Arts, août 1987, vol.XX, n° 4, p. 81 Vogel, The Art of Collecting African Art, 1988, p. 24 Felix, Meur et Batulukisi, Art & Kongos. Vol. I, 1995, p. 54 (dessin) LaGamma, Art and Oracle: African Art and Rituals of Divination, 2000, p. 77 (non reproduit) Schweizer, Visions of Grace: 100 Masterpieces from the Collection of Daniel and Marian Malcolm, 2014, p. 174, cat n° 68
Worthington Galleries, auctioneer, Gallatin (Nashville), US It's free to register now to view!
Sale title : Holiday Fine Art & Collectibles Auction
Sale date : 06 Dec 2020 It's free to register now to view!
Sale Reference : Live Sale

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