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Small cult pillar with Janus head
Wood, metal, old brown and…
See original version (French)
168
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Small cult pillar with Janus head
Wood, metal, old brown and…
See original version (French)
Estimate €250 - €350
Voluntary lot
Description
Small cult pillar with Janus head
Wood, metal, old brown and russet patina, marks of use
Luba-Hemba, Democratic Republic of Congo
Height: 30 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 - Chasse et magie chez les Balubas, Paris, Flammarion, coll. "L'Aventure vécue", 1965, 252 p.
See original version (French)
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