Tetela, Nkushu, Jonga, Dem. Rep. of Congo: a gong, forged of iron, with dotted decoration on both sides below. Used both as a musical instrument and as a valuable object.
Tetela, Nkushu, Jonga, Dem. Rep. of Congo: a gong, forged of iron, with dotted decoration on both sides below. Used both as a musical instrument and as a valuable object.
An iron gong in typical, elegantly curved form. With three vertical rows of nineteen repoussé dots on both sides in the middle, above the lower rim. Used by the Tetela and neighbouring tribes (Nkutshu, Jonga etc.) in central Congo as a musical instrument as well as ‘primitive money’ and pre-numismatic form of currency.
Height: 51 cm; width: 23 cm (below). Between the 19th century and the first third of the 20th century. (ME)
Provenance: Austrian private collection.
Lit.: ‘The Perfect Form’ by Roberto Ballarini, p. 293.
Expert: Prof. Erwin Melchardt
Prof. Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
06.04.2017 - 15:00
- Dosažená cena: **
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EUR 813,-
- Vyvolávací cena:
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EUR 200,-
Tetela, Nkushu, Jonga, Dem. Rep. of Congo: a gong, forged of iron, with dotted decoration on both sides below. Used both as a musical instrument and as a valuable object.
An iron gong in typical, elegantly curved form. With three vertical rows of nineteen repoussé dots on both sides in the middle, above the lower rim. Used by the Tetela and neighbouring tribes (Nkutshu, Jonga etc.) in central Congo as a musical instrument as well as ‘primitive money’ and pre-numismatic form of currency.
Height: 51 cm; width: 23 cm (below). Between the 19th century and the first third of the 20th century. (ME)
Provenance: Austrian private collection.
Lit.: ‘The Perfect Form’ by Roberto Ballarini, p. 293.
Expert: Prof. Erwin Melchardt
Prof. Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
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| Aukce: | Mimoevropské a domorodé umění |
| Typ aukce: | Salónní aukce |
| Datum: | 06.04.2017 - 15:00 |
| Místo konání aukce: | Wien | Palais Dorotheum |
| Prohlídka: | 01.04. - 06.04.2017 |
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