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Divining instrument "kashekesheke" - D. R. Congo, Luba

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Divining instrument "kashekesheke" - D. R. Congo, Luba

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wood, shiny middle brown patina, pierced rectangular corpus, crowned by a stylized human head, min. dam., cracks, traces of abrasion, base
H: 13 cm, H: 5,1 inch
Provenance:
Edouard d'Orjo de Marchovelette, Brussels, Belgium (1901-1985), territorial administrator, who served in the Belgian Congo from 1925 to 1952. He mainly collected Luba and Lega objects.
Didier Claes, Brussels, Belgium
Lit.: Roberts, Mary Nooter, Memory, New York 1996, p. 183
Continent: Africa

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Divining instrument "kashekesheke" - D. R. Congo, Luba

Name: Divining instrument \"kashekesheke\" - D. R. Congo, Luba
SKU: 34922462
Price: 700 EUR
Availability: InStock

Estimate €800 - €1,500

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