Mask-pendant "gikhoko" (pl. "ikhoko") ·  D. R. Congo, Pende · ID: 3046080

Description

ivory, pigment, old collection label and handwritten inventory number “269-13”

These protective amulets were very popular with the Pende. They are modeled after the “mbuya” masks, which appear in a wide range of variations.

The object Mask-pendant “gikhoko” (pl. “ikhoko”) with the object ID 3046080 was last part of the auction 94th Tribal Art Auction at March 7, 2020 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 339.

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Notices

This object is subject to CITES. Please note that it can only be sent within the European Union. At the present time export in third countries is prohibited, respectively, export licenses in third countries for objects containing or made of protected materials are only granted under stringent conditions.