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A Luba Divination Implement Ex Carl Zabel New York

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A Luba Divination Implement Ex Carl Zabel New York

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Description

A well handled and worn Janus form carved wooden fetish with a deep well handled surface patina suggesting years of field use. Divination and power figures like this were used as instruments used to bring good fortune, protect, heal, tell the future, and counteract evil. Luba peoples, DRC/ Congo, Africa. The figure measures 8 inches tall. Provenance: Carl and Wilma Zabel collection, New York.

Condition

Well handled and worn, stress fracture on one side, what remains is stable.

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A Luba Divination Implement Ex Carl Zabel New York

Name: A Luba Divination Implement Ex Carl Zabel New York
SKU: 113552174
Price: 650 USD
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