Two hair pins, D. R. Congo, Mangbetu, Size: H: 15 cm & 15,5 cm (H: 5.9 inch & 6.1 inch), ID: 3037744

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Lot 471

78th tribal art auction

Two hair pins · D. R. Congo, Mangbetu · ID: 3037744

sold EUR 400

Provenance

Pierre Loos, Brussels, Belgium

Size

H: 15 cm & 15,5 cm

H: 5.9 inch & 6.1 inch

Description

ivory, decorated with delicate blackenend incisions, min. dam., fine cracks, slight traces of usage, base

Comparing literature

Burssens, Herman, Mangbetu, Afrikaanse hofkunst uit Belgische privé-verzamlingen, Brüssel 1992, p. 49

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