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218 - Mask with large owl-like eyes. Wood, brown and honey-coloure…
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Estimate €80 - €120
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Description
Mask with large owl-like eyes. Wood, brown and honey-coloured patina, hair, fetish material, natural pigments. Bembé style, Democratic Republic of the Congo. 47.5 × 15 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.
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About the sale Journey Across the Continents (sale without live performance)
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Auction time 09/10/2026 at 1:00 PM
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