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Bell "kunda" and small figure, D. R. Congo, Bakongo/Bwende, Size: H: 22,5 cm (H: 8.9 inch), ID: 3043121
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Lot 372
87th Tribal Art Auction

Bell "kunda" and small figure ·  D. R. Congo, Bakongo/Bwende · ID: 3043121

not available anymore
Provenance
Joanna Lundin (1875-1935), Swedish Missionary
Size
H: 22,5 cm
H: 8.9 inch

Description

wood, a) bell, hourglass-shaped, wooden clappers, h: 12 cm; b) small bulky figure, eyes with white miniature glass beads, pokerwork, h: 4,5 cm

The object Bell “kunda” and small figure with the object ID 3043121 was last part of the auction 87th Tribal Art Auction at November 11, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 372.

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Comparing literature

Reikat, Andrea, Niombo, Begräbnisrituale in Zentralafrika, Köln 1990, p. 82, ill. 64

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