Teke Tribe Double Head Fetish. : Lot 1218

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Lot 1218

Teke Tribe Double Head Fetish.

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Description

Carved wood and fabric. Chipped right toes, otherwise good condition. 14" x 6" x 6". Est. $100-200. Ship: $45. This Tekefetish figure which features two finely carved figures atop a wrapped fabric bundle of magic charge. Wood and bundle showswearand use with a brown and reddish blackened patina, traces of tukula powder. Classical linear scarification markings about eachface highlightedwith kaolin and each figure sporting conical coiffures.