Upper part of a whistle ·  D. R. Congo, Bakongo · ID: 3038412

Description

wood, partly encrusted brown patina, in form of a seated figure with crossed legs, right hand up to the cheek, min. dam., small missing part, slight traces of abrasion, base

The object Upper part of a whistle with the object ID 3038412 was part of the auction 79th Tribal Art Auction on March 21, 2015. The object with the lot number 379 achieved a sales price of EUR 10,000 with an asking price of EUR 1,500.

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Comparing literature

Lecomte, Alain & Raoul Lehuard, Nsiba Bakongo, Paris 2013, p. 83