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Janus-Kopf, "kalunga" / Bembe / Congo / African Art

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Janus-Kopf, "kalunga" / Bembe / Congo / African Art

Item Details

Description

72
Janus-Kopf, "kalunga"
Bembe, DR Kongo
Gesockelt / with custom base
Holz. H 18 cm.

Provenienz:
- Amin Danani, Montreal (1976).
- Ernst Anspach (1914-2002), New York (1986)
- Rudolf und Leonore Blum, Zumikon.

kalunga genanntes Kraftobjekt zum Schutz von Unheil.

Weiterführende Literatur:
Cornet, Joseph (1978). A Survey of Zairian Art. Raleigh: North Carolina Museum of Art.

CHF 2 000 / 4 000
EUR 1 720 / 3 440

(African Art, Tribal Art, Afrikanische Kunst, Art Africain, Ethnographic Art)