Ritual implement, D. R. Congo, Lulua, Size: H: 19,5 cm (H: 7.7 inch), ID: 3037000

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Lot 488

77th tribal art auction

Ritual implement · D. R. Congo, Lulua · ID: 3037000

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Provenance

American Private Collection, New York

Size

H: 19,5 cm

H: 7.7 inch

Description

wood, blackish brown patina, two half-figures, nearly identical formed, funnel-shaped superstructures on the heads, one of the figures with deepening in the belly, drilled holes for attachment backside, entirely coated with sticky sacrificial patina, slightly dam., minor missing parts

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