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a close up of a wooden mask on a gray backgrounda close up of a sculpture of a head on a standa wooden mask on a stand with a chain around it
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228 - Vessel or mask depicting a head (object crafted from an anci…
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Estimate €40 - €60
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Description
Vessel or mask depicting a head (object crafted from an ancient pestle) in the Luba style, Democratic Republic of the Congo. H: 29 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)
Auction location
Auction time 09/10/2026 at 1:00 PM
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