Dance club "ebongo" in rare janus-headed form · D. R. Congo, Kuyu · ID: 3042079
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Provenance
German Private CollectionSize
H: 47,5 cm
H: 18.7 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, remains of polychrome paint, staff-shaped handle, neck carved with geometrical ornaments, big head with similar flat facial features, min. dam., missing parts through insect caused damage, cracks, slight traces of abrasion
The object Dance club “ebongo” in rare janus-headed form with the object ID 3042079 was last part of the auction 86th Tribal Art Auction at May 27, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 411.
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Comparing literature
Bamert, Arnold, Afrika, Olten 1980, p. 202 f.