Auction 222 African Art - Eng. Elísio Romariz dos Santos Silva Collection | Antiques and Works of Art, Rare Books, Mod and Contemporary Art
By Cabral Moncada Leilões
Sep 25, 2023
Rua Miguel Lupi, 12 A/D . 1200-725 Lisboa Portugal

Exposição:

18 de Setembro (2ª feira) a 24 de Setembro (Domingo) - 14h às 19h

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LOT 32:

A mancala game board

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Sold for: €500
Start price:
500
Estimated price :
€500 - €750
Buyer's Premium: 24.6%
Auction took place on Sep 25, 2023 at Cabral Moncada Leilões
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A mancala game board

wood and bone (cat skull)
Angolan - Quibala
wear, many faults and defects, major patina wear
purchased from the Great Soba Sebastião Dumbo of banza Catúmbi, Quibala, Angola, in 1968
Dimensões (altura x comprimento x largura) - 66 x 30,5 cm
Notes: Provenance: Collection of Engineer Elísio Romariz dos Santos Silva "Purchased from the Great Soba Sebastião Dumbo of banza Catúmbi, Quibala, Angola, in 1968 [...]. The seeds used in the game, called «lasseta", come from a thorny bush used for fencing, were kept inside a carnivore skull (hyena or jaguar), resting on top of the board", cf. SILVA, Elísio Romariz dos Santos - "Jogos de Quadrícula do tipo Mancala com especial incidência nos praticados em Angola". Lisboa: IICT, 1995, p. 34, nº 14.


This lot is subject to CITES export/import restrictions and is duly certified: nr 23PTLX07989C.

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