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Power half figure "kakudji" - D. R. Congo, Kasongo

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Power half figure "kakudji" - D. R. Congo, Kasongo

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Description

wood, partly shiny brown patina, string of plant fibre and animal skin, head with elongated chin beard, cavity in the head filled with magical material, min. dam., cracks, small missing parts, slight traces of abrasion;
the Kasongo are neighbours with the Hemba, the Songe, the Bangubangu, the Kusu and the Tetela, which influenced their figures stylistically.
H: 27,5 cm, H: 10,8 inch
Provenance:
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany
Vera und Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany
Continent: Africa

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Power half figure "kakudji" - D. R. Congo, Kasongo

Name: Power half figure \"kakudji\" - D. R. Congo, Kasongo
SKU: 33663066
Price: 850 EUR
Availability: InStock

Estimate €850 - €3,000

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