Description : dropped This object is not available any more. 398 Shield D. R. Congo, Mbesa wood, basketry, plant fibre cords, animal skin, blackish mass, unusual: concave vaulted form, metal hunch in the center, min. dam., small missing parts, slight traces of abrasion and usage H: 105 cm H: 41.3 inch Provenance collected in situ by Charles Smets, who participated in the American Museum's Congo Expedition of 1909-15. In 1990 an exhibition was developed with hundreds of photographs of objects from this expedition, along with many fine archival photographs taken by Herbert Lang on the expedition. The publication African Reflections by Enid Schildkrout and Curtis Keim was published as companion to this exhibition. It traces the art history of northeastern Zaire from before the first encounters with Europeans in the 1870's to the present. Literature Baur, Ivan & Jan Elsen, Guba, Brussels 2002, p. 194 f.
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About the lot N° 397 Title : [ Tribal Art ] Condition report : unusual: concave vaulted form, metal hunch in the center, min. dam., small missing parts, slight traces of abrasion and usage Zemanek-Muenster, auctioneerIt's free to register now to view! Sale title : 73rd tribal art auction Sale date : 25 May 2013It's free to register now to view! Sale Reference : Live Sale