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Premium DE BAECQUE et Associés - Marseille
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SONGYE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
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196
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SONGYE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
See original version (French)
Estimate €700 - €1,000
Voluntary lot
Description
SONGYE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
Large wooden fetish with a dry brown patina, copper inlay, a mouth shaped like the number 8, skin, woven plant fibres, an iron necklace covered with organic material and metal pendants. Features a ventral reliquary, a wooden pestle-shaped element attached to the belt, and two small gazelle horns.
Mid-20th century
H. 65 cm
See original version (French)
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