Rare Old Kusu Magic fetish Ex Scheinberg Collection, Ex Levitt Collection
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A primitive and archaic carved wooden magic idol with a large open vessel on its head that at one time held a magic bundle, and with a heavily layered surface patina throughout suggesting ritual offerings over time. Kusu peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. The figure measures 9.25 inches tall ( 9.75 inches on wooden base) Provenance: Ex Alfred Scheinberg Collection, New York, also Ex Sol & Josephine Levitt Collection, New York.
Condition
Fair, well weathered
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Rare Old Kusu Magic fetish Ex Scheinberg Collection, Ex Levitt Collection
Estimate $500 - $800
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