Pendant "ikoko"

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Description

ivory, honey brown patina, of oval form with a bulging forehead, the beard (“mwevu”) is supposed to be a symbol for authority and wisdom of the ancestors, ornamental decor, min. dam., fissures, affixed to cord

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Comparing literature

Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brussels 1987, p. 141, ill. 14

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