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Janus-headed ritual implement - D. R. Congo, Luba-Hemba / Kusu

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Janus-headed ritual implement - D. R. Congo, Luba-Hemba / Kusu

Item Details

Description

wood, pigments, metal, base
H: 31,5 cm, H: 12,4 inch

Provenance:
English Private Collection
Dorotheum, Vienna, 28 June 2023, Lot 32

AHDRC: 0204949

Lit.: Roberts, Mary Nooter & Allan F. Roberts, Memory, Luba Art and the Making of History, New York 1996, p. 201
Continent: Africa

Condition

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Janus-headed ritual implement - D. R. Congo, Luba-Hemba / Kusu

Name: Janus-headed ritual implement - D. R. Congo, Luba-Hemba / Kusu
SKU: 174170588
Price: 3000 EUR
Availability: InStock

Estimate €3,000 - €5,000

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