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Estimate €3,000 - €5,000
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Description
NDASSA Mbulu ngulu reliquary figure. 20th century. Height: 60 cm. An IR spectroscopy dating certificate (G. Matthaes patent) from the Museo d’Arte e Scienza, Milan, no. 3AD-2800, indicates the date 1919 ± 8 years. Hardwood core with copper and brass plating. Provenance: Pierre Redouin Collection. Bibliography: Published in *Le Souffle des Esprits*, Les Éditions de l’Amateur, Pierre & Hadrien Redouin, 2012, p. 44. Description: An elegant Ndassa reliquary figure representing the spirit of a remarkable ancestor. This figure was attached to the bone basket via the lower part of the wooden structure. The absence of a mouth symbolises the silence that reigns in the afterlife, whilst the eyes, which stand out prominently in the round, clearly demonstrate the great power of vision attributed to the spirits of ancestors who have passed into the invisible world.
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About the sale The Breath of the Spirits: The Collection of Pierre Redouin and Others
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Auction time 09/24/2026 at 2:30 PM
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