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Janiform magical figure "kabeja" - D. R. Congo, Hemba

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Janiform magical figure "kabeja" - D. R. Congo, Hemba

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Description

wood, brown, partly encrusted patina, sacrificial traces, a male and a female figure, arranged back to back, showing free worked, angled arms, with the hands resting aside a prominent navel, square shoulders and a massive neck supporting the janus-head with oval faces, tribe-typical facial features, dam., rep. (arm), missing parts through insect caused damage, base
H: 25,5 cm, H: 10,0 inch
Provenance:
Vera und Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany
Continent: Africa

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Janiform magical figure "kabeja" - D. R. Congo, Hemba

Name: Janiform magical figure \"kabeja\" - D. R. Congo, Hemba
SKU: 33663040
Price: 200 EUR
Availability: InStock

Estimate €400 - €3,000

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