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Two amulets "mikisi mihasi", before 1909 - D. R. Congo, Luba

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Two amulets "mikisi mihasi", before 1909 - D. R. Congo, Luba

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Description

animal tooth,
H: 8,5 cm & 10 cm, H: 3,3 inch & 3,9 inch

Provenance:
Oberleutnant Albert Linke (Lincke), collected in situ, before 1909
Family owned until 2008
Anton Mentrup, Mainz-Kastel, Germany

Lit.: Nooter Roberts, Mary, Luba, Milan 2007, p. 108
Continent: Africa

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Two amulets "mikisi mihasi", before 1909 - D. R. Congo, Luba

Name: Two amulets \"mikisi mihasi\", before 1909 - D. R. Congo, Luba
SKU: 174170586
Price: 500 EUR
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Estimate €500 - €1,000

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