Group of 8 ivory tusks, 18-19th C.

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Lot: 761

Group of 8 ivory tusks, 18-19th C.

Lot consisting of eight elephant tusks:

1. Tusk transformed into trunk. Mangbetu culture, DR Congo. S. XIX. Piece carved with the representation of a snake, and lower part covered by the skin of a reptile. 79 cm high.

2. Tusk with decoration carved in relief that represents geometric and floral elements, two snakes, a bird and a man gathering a fruit. Fang culture, Gabon. S. XIX. 70 cm high.

3. Tusk with carved decoration representing plant decoration, a reptile and a woman. S. XIX. Kongo culture, DR Congo. 56 cm high.

4. Tusk with carved decoration representing a series of figures of people and animals. S. XIX. Fang culture, Gabon. 44 cm high. Metal plate with the number 804.

5. Tusk with carved decoration that presents animal decoration and, at the end, the figure of a man seated on a small mammal. S. XVIII. Vili culture, Congo. 42 cm high. Metal plate with the number 802.

6. Tusk with carved decoration representing human and animal figures. S. XIX. Chokwe culture, PR Congo. 61cm tall. Metal plate with the number 805.

7. Tusk with carved decoration representing animal figures. S. XIX. Fang culture, Gabon. 69cm tall.

8. Tusk with carved decoration representing human figures. S. XIX. Solongo culture, Angola. 74 cm high. Metal plate with the number 302.

All the pieces with their respective bases (not included in measurements).

Provenance:

Collection of Baron Alexis van Opstal, before 1930 (possibly acquired from Major Laurent, administration of the "Compagnie du Fer du Congo" between 1902 and 1910).

Private collection, Belgium.

A certificate of antiquity is attached.

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Object

Eight carved ivory tusks, SS. XVIII-XIX

Observations

Former collection of Baron Alexis van Opstal

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