Dignitary Staff With Janus Head "khunia" Or "mbweci" - Angola, Songo - Apr 13, 2024 | Kunstauktionshaus Zemanek-muenster In Bavaria
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Dignitary staff with janus head "khunia" or "mbweci" - Angola, Songo
Dignitary staff with janus head "khunia" or "mbweci" - Angola, Songo
Item Details
Description
wood, handwritten collection no. "13 / 315", base
H: 45 cm, H: 17,7 inch

Provenance:
Fernando Moncada, Lisbon, Portugal
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 7 September 2013, Lot 434


Continent: Africa
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Dignitary staff with janus head "khunia" or "mbweci" - Angola, Songo

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