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Ritual object from the "mani" society - D. R. Congo, Azande

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Ritual object from the "mani" society - D. R. Congo, Azande

Item Details

Description

wood, inscribed in white: "ASANDE...Dr. B. Adé "glopita" Mani...Lower Uele. Zaire", crack, pedestal
H: 40,5 cm, H: 15,9 inch

Provenance:
Field collected by Boris Adé, Geneve, Switzerland (ca. 1953-1957)
Belgian Private Collection, Brussels

Adé spent years as a doctor to Pygmies in the Ituri country. He was field collector in the Uele region in north Congo between 1946-1949 & 1953-1957.

Published In:
Grootaers, Jan-Lodewijk (ed.), "Ubangi", Brussels, 2007, p. 72, ill. 1.85

AHDRC: 0172839

Continent: Africa

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Ritual object from the "mani" society - D. R. Congo, Azande

Name: Ritual object from the \"mani\" society - D. R. Congo, Azande
SKU: 174170569
Price: 3500 EUR
Availability: InStock

Estimate €3,500 - €5,000

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