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Zoomorphic friction oracle "itombwa"/ "itwoom" - D. R. Congo, Kuba

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Zoomorphic friction oracle "itombwa"/ "itwoom" - D. R. Congo, Kuba

Item Details

Description

wood, two-part, pigments, rest.
L: 40 cm; H: 7,5 cm, L: 15,7 inch; H: 3,0 inch

Provenance:
Fred Jahn, Munich, Germany
Peter Haslacher, Munich, Germany (1982)
Lempertz, Brussels, 22 January 2013, Lot 148
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 24 October 2020, Lot 256

AHDRC: 0179081

Lit.: LaGamma, Alisa, Art and Oracle, African Art and Rituals of Divination, The Metropolitan Museum of Art , New York 2000, p. 44 f.
Continent: Africa

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Zoomorphic friction oracle "itombwa"/ "itwoom" - D. R. Congo, Kuba

Name: Zoomorphic friction oracle \"itombwa\"/ \"itwoom\" - D. R. Congo, Kuba
SKU: 174170579
Price: 500 EUR
Availability: InStock

Estimate €300 - €500

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