A ROYAL KUBA CHIEFS BOX

Provenance: German private collection, Early 20th century.

This beaded box is designed to store royal regalia. Typical of Kuba design, every bit of the surface is covered with beads and cowries in carefully organized geometric patterns

Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa.
Leather, animal fur, beads and cowries shells, 35 cm

Price:  €  2.500,-