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A Rare Teke Butti Magic fetish Ex Kahan Gallery, Ex Levitt Collection
A Rare Teke Butti Magic fetish Ex Kahan Gallery, Ex Levitt Collection
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A carved wooden idol known as a "Butti" which was thought to have been used for healing and personal empowerment. Teke peoples, DRC / Congo, Africa. The idol measures 10.25 inches tall ( 11.5 in display stand) Provenance: - Ex. Sol and Josephine Levitt Collection, NY, Ex. Leonard Kahan Gallery, NYConditionFair, eroded feet, stress fractures, what remains is solid.
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fair, loss to feet, well worn, stress fracture
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