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Mask-pendant "gikhoko" (pl. "ikhoko"), D. R. Congo, Pende, Size: H: 6,8 cm (H: 2.7 inch), ID: 3046188
Mask-pendant "gikhoko" (pl. "ikhoko"), D. R. Congo, Pende, Size: H: 6,8 cm (H: 2.7 inch), ID: 3046188 - 2/4 Mask-pendant "gikhoko" (pl. "ikhoko"), D. R. Congo, Pende, Size: H: 6,8 cm (H: 2.7 inch), ID: 3046188 - 3/4 Mask-pendant "gikhoko" (pl. "ikhoko"), D. R. Congo, Pende, Size: H: 6,8 cm (H: 2.7 inch), ID: 3046188 - 4/4
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Lot 307
93rd Tribal Art Auction

Mask-pendant "gikhoko" (pl. "ikhoko") ·  D. R. Congo, Pende · ID: 3046188

sold EUR 2,500
Provenance
Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan (1933-2003), France/ Switzerland/ USA
Sotheby’s Parke Bernet, London, 27 June 1983, Lot 47
Mark Eglinton, New York, USA
Size
H: 6,8 cm
H: 2.7 inch

Description

ivory, pigment, base

The “ikhoko” are protective amulets, which should ward off misfortune, evil spirits and illness.

This pendant with accentuated beard is reminiscent of the “giwoyo” mask type.

Publications

AHDRC: 0037565

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.

Africa
Masks

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