Pestle · D. R. Congo, Luba · ID: 3032533
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Provenance
O. M., BelgiumDidier Claes, Brussels, Belgium
Size
H: 26,5 cm
H: 10.4 inch
Description
wood, light brown patina, pokerwork, in form of a human head resting on a long neck with round base, simplified facial features, five-parted coiffure decorated with metal tags, min. dam., minor missing parts, slight traces of abrasion
The object Pestle with the object ID 3032533 was last part of the auction 68th tribal art auction at March 3, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 450.
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Comparing literature
Neyt, Francois, Luba, Aan de Bronnen van de Zaire, Paris 1994, p. 47