Calabash with Figural Stopper
Southwestern DR Congo, first half 20th c.
Gourd with natural fibers and carved wood
Ex–Denis Ghiglia collection, France
18" h x 9.5” w (45.72 x 24.13 cm)
Price: $1,800
A rare calabash with a carved figural stopper. It is unusual to find a calabash with the stopper intact. A similar stopper, collected by Leo Frobenius in 1904–6 and attributed to the Yaka, is held in the Penn Museum at the University of Pennsylvania. Other stoppers of this type have also been called Yanzi.
