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133 - Hemba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mask, wood H.
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Estimate €300 - €400

Description

Hemba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mask, wood H. 16 cm – W. 14 cm (on a base). Appearing at funerals to illustrate a chaotic afterlife in contrast to the orderly world of the living, Hemba masks from the so’o society—half-human, half-ape-like—are rare.

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About the sale AFRICAN ART – TERRACOTTA FROM THE INDUS VALLEY – PRE-COLUMBIAN ART – OCEANIAN ART – HOPI CULTURE

Auction location

Auction time 06/24/2026 at 1:30 PM

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133 - Hemba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mask, wood H. See original version (French)

133 - Hemba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mask, wood H.
See original version (French)