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an old wooden comb with a design on the side of itan old wooden comb with a tag on it sitting on a table
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250 - Comb with engraved geometric decoration.
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Estimate €40 - €60
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Description
Comb with engraved geometric decoration. Wood, with a simple honey-coloured patina. Tchokwe, Democratic Republic of the Congo. H: 18 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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