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CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): tukula paste bar (343.52g), AU

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Ethnographic Start Price:110.00 USD Estimated At:120.00 - 180.00 USD
CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): tukula paste bar (343.52g), AU
SOLD
260.00USD+ (52.00) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2022 Sep 16 @ 19:27UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): tukula paste bar (343.52g), Opitz p.359 (plate example), ca. 25.5 x 12 x 1.5cm, made from ground African sandalwood (Baphia nitida) mixed with water, molded into a brick and stamped with geometric patterns, a very rare intact example housed in a vintage wooden box, AU, RR, ex Charles Opitz Collection, ex Howard Gibbs Collection. The ground African sandalwood was sourced from the Ubangi and traded throughout the central basin of the Congo. The paste was used for body paint, cloth dye and a variety of purposes.