Lot 9
  • 9

Magnifique bracelet d'homme en ivoire, Kikuyu, Kenya

Estimate
4,000 - 7,000 EUR
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Description

  • Kikuyu
  • Magnifique bracelet d'homme en ivoire
  • long. 15 cm
  • 6 in
d'une grande élégance, dessinant deux croissants de lune se rejoignant dans la partie supérieure. A la beauté du jeu de courbes et au parfait équilibre des volumes répond la patine toute en nuances, miel et brun rouge sur les faces externes, brune et profonde sur la partie interne en contact avec le poignet. Réparation indigène à l'extrémité d'un des croissants.

Condition

Wear consistent with age and use within the culture. The two end points are broken, missing. A break along the lower part of one side, with indigenous repair. A few tiny losses to the inside edge.
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