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Antique African Luba Bilumba Diviner's Headdress, DRC

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Antique African Luba Bilumba Diviner's Headdress, DRC

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Antique African Luba Bilumba Diviner's Headdress, DRC. Feathers, cloth beads, wooden Janus figure, metal. With stand. See: "Memory, Luba Art and the Making of History," Mary Nooter Roberts and Allen Roberts, pages 186-188 for similar example. Size: 10'' x 22'' (25 x 56 cm); Height on stand: 31" (79 cm). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate Collection, Sonoma, CA.

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Antique African Luba Bilumba Diviner's Headdress, DRC

Name: Antique African Luba Bilumba Diviner's Headdress, DRC
SKU: 114610349
Price: 500 USD
Availability: InStock

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