Ritual implement - D. R. Congo, Lega / Basikasingo

Description

wood, pigments, cowrie shell,
H: 22,5 cm, H: 8,9 inch

Provenance:
Hippoliet & Line Verbeemen, Bonheiden, Belgium

Continent: Africa

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Ritual implement - D. R. Congo, Lega / Basikasingo

Name: Ritual implement - D. R. Congo, Lega / Basikasingo
SKU: 228952933
Price: 1000 EUR
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Lot 0369

Estimate €1,000-€2,000Apr 25, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT

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Auction 106

Apr 25, 2026 8:00 AM EDT

Wurzburg, Germany, Germany

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Zoomorphic sculpture "mugugundu" - D. R. Congo, Lega: wood, reptile skin, plant fibres, probably depicting a reptile H: 9 cm, L: 33 cm, H: 3,5 inch, L: 13,0 inch Continent: Africa

7 days LeftZoomorphic sculpture "mugugundu" - D. R. Congo, Lega

€600

Miniature mask "lukwakongo" - D. R. Congo, Lega: bone, red pigment, plant fibre, L: 8,2 cm; ca. 18 cm (with beard), L: 3,2 inch; ca. 7,1 inch Provenance: acquired in Brussels, 1965 German Private Collection, Würzburg Lit.: Cameron, Elisabeth L.,

7 days LeftMiniature mask "lukwakongo" - D. R. Congo, Lega

€400

Scraper - D. R. Congo, Lele: wood, pigments, metal, base For comparable object see ADHRC 0216522. H: 30,5 cm, H: 12,0 inch Provenance: Collected by the father of Steve Hoffman, who served in the Peace Corps in the DR Congo

7 days LeftScraper - D. R. Congo, Lele

€1,000

Hair pin - D. R. Congo, Luba, artist: Kiloko of Bussangu: wood, For a comparable work by the artist Kiloko, see AHDRC 0030456. H: 16 cm, H: 6,3 inch Provenance: Belgian Private Collection Continent: Africa

7 days LeftHair pin - D. R. Congo, Luba, artist: Kiloko of Bussangu

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7 days LeftMale female janus head - D. R. Congo, Luba

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Standing figure - D. R. Congo, Southern Congo, between Kasai and Sankuru Rivers, Bena Lulua, Bakwa: wood, thick encrusted patina of pigment residues (red and white), handwritten collection no.: "HKB3309", base In his publication Southern Kasai Hands, Kellim Brown conducted extensive field research

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€500

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7 days LeftNarrow shield - D. R. Congo, Mongo

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7 days LeftAnthropomorphic power figure "nkishi" (pl. "mankishi") - D. R. Congo, Songye

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