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Object type
proverb lid
Materials
wood
Legend
Two pigeons are fighting over the same spider. One wins and the other loses, Meaning: the strongest or the most cunning will always triumph. A. Maesen collected more than 130 proverb lids which he bought from men and women from the Kongo culture groups.
Place of collecting
Democratic Republic of the Congo > Bas-Congo > Banana
Culture
Woyo
Acquisition related person
Albert Maesen, as mission
Date of acquisition
1953-12-04
Dimensions
17,9 cm x 5,6 cm
Inventory number
EO.1953.74.868
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