Head sculpture of the "dyo" snake cult · D. R. Congo, Kuyu · ID: 3052064
Price
EUR 300
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Provenance
Auktionshaus und Kunstgalerie Hans-Dieter Dahlmann, Hilden, Germany (1980)Elmar Wellenhöfer, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
Size
H: 56,5 cm
H: 22.2 inch
Description
wood, polychrome paint,
The object Head sculpture of the “dyo” snake cult with the object ID 3052064 was part of the auction Collectors’ Items Sale on September 24, 2025, lot number 264 at that time and is currently available for EUR 300 in Open sale.
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Comparing literature
Anne-Marie Bénézech, "The deferred Discovery of Kuyu Art, in: Tribal Art Magazine, No 83, Spring 2017, p. 92-107