Janus half figure · D. R. Congo, Lega · ID: 3039099
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Size
H: 10 cm
H: 3.9 inch
Description
bone, dark brown patina, reddish pigment remains, nearly identical faces, incised with tribe-typical circle ornaments with central drilling, min. dam., small missing parts, slight traces of abrasion
The object Janus half figure with the object ID 3039099 was last part of the auction 80th Tribal Art Auction at June 27, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 442.
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Comparing literature
Cameron, Elisabeth L., Art of the Lega, Los Angeles 2001, p. 156, ill. 8.78