A Loango in relief carved ivory tusk with individual representations of humans and animals,DRC
1st half 20th Century
Ivory
35 x 7.8 cm
13 3/4 x 3 1/8 in
13 3/4 x 3 1/8 in
402
€ 1,850.00
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.