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Weathered Old Hemba Effigy of the Chief

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A Well weathered and worn sculpture of a Chief or Ancestral Spirit. Not every Hemba chief was honored with such a depiction. Such commissions were divinely sanctioned when a sitting chief was visited in a dream by one of his predecessors and this was interpreted as a sign that a singiti figure should be carved in that individual’s honor. Hemba peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. Carved wood with deep well handled patina and some obvious age and handling. Measures 18.25 inches tall. Provenance: A Private Oregon collection.

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Fair, well handled

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Weathered Old Hemba Effigy of the Chief

Name: Weathered Old Hemba Effigy of the Chief
SKU: 108269446
Price: 110 USD
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