Half-moon shaped camwood powder box with an "imbol" sign (camwood powder is made of Pterocarpus bark) on the lid.
The powder is mixed with palm oil or water then smeared on the body.
Traces of the original contents, "tukula" powder, are still visible inside.
Holes on the back of the box indicate a now missing hingeShiny patina with signs of use.
Lit.: Afrika - Sammlung Doetsch - Kalus Volprecht. Page 89
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This book is also available in our catalogue (see cat. num.: 60-1040)
Christies - Art Africain et Océanien - Paris - 7 December 2006 - page 76 |
