Chess
Bakongo · Central African Republic
Reference: JGS-9
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- Material
- Ivory and pigments figures; ebony and ivory board
Delicate chess game made by novices of a convent of Congolese nuns in the first decade of the century XXThis chess belonged to a minister of…
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Full original description
Delicate chess game made by novices of a convent of Congolese nuns in the first decade of the century XXThis chess belonged to a minister of the first government of Cameroon. The figures are meticulously carved, the king and the king are already a true work of art. The towers are represented by barns, the horses by slender gazelles, the archers' pins and the pawns by warriors with their spears and shields. The black chips are ivory tinted in black. The board is ebony and ivory. Unique work.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- First third of the century XX
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Central African Republic. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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