A Loango in relief carved ivory tusk with a spiral procession of figures and animals,DRC
1st half 20th Century
Ivory
75 x 8 cm
29 1/2 x 3 1/8 in
29 1/2 x 3 1/8 in
403
€ 2,300.00
Along the West African Loango coast a busy commercial trade took place in slaves, ivory, fish, timber, rubber and animals in which both Europeans and indigenous peoples took part. The Tusks show scenes of daily commercial life along the coast.