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281 - Chief’s staff with a bird’s head and beak.
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Estimate €150 - €250
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Description
Chief’s staff with a bird’s head and beak. Wood, original reddish and honey-coloured patina, signs of wear. Luba, Democratic Republic of the Congo. 88 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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