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Two anthropomorphic heads - D. R. Congo, Yaka / Suku

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Two anthropomorphic heads - D. R. Congo, Yaka / Suku

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Description

wood, decorating brass tags,
Probably head pieces of anthropomorphic slit drums "nkoko ngombo".
H: 9 cm; 13,5 cm, H: 3,5 inch; 5,3 inch
Provenance:
Antoine Autru (1892-1966), colonial official in the Belgian Congo (1922-1937), collected in situ before 1937
Christie's, Paris, 10 December 2013, Lot 69
Lempertz, Brussels, 29 January 2020, Lot 134
AHDRC: 0148693
Continent: Africa

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Two anthropomorphic heads - D. R. Congo, Yaka / Suku

Name: Two anthropomorphic heads - D. R. Congo, Yaka / Suku
SKU: 84816326
Price: 800 EUR
Availability: InStock

Estimate €800 - €1,600

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