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Pestle or axe handle carved with a head at the top.
See original version (French)
56
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Pestle or axe handle carved with a head at the top.
See original version (French)
Estimate €80 - €120
Voluntary lot
Description
Pestle or axe handle
carved with a head at the top.
Wood with a brown patina, showing signs of age and wear.
Luba-Tabwa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
H: 38 cm
Provenance:
Collected in Katanga (Belgian Congo) between 1952 and 1970 by Charles Mahauden, a Belgian colonial administrator nicknamed Kisongokimo by the Grand Chief of the Baluba.
Author of: Mahauden, Charles, Kisongokimo — Hunting and Magic among the Baluba, Paris, Flammarion, ‘L’Aventure vécue’ series, 1965, 252 pp.
See original version (French)
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About the sale
Journey Across the Continents (sale without live performance)
Auction location
Auction time
09/10/2026 at 1:00 PM
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
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