Description

D.R. Congo

Wood, mirror, vegetal fibers, and metal
22 cm

Provenance:
Galerie Blanckaert, Knokke
Private collection, Belgium

Published:
Christiane Falgayrette, Objets interdits [exhibition catalog], Fondation Dapper, Paris, 1990, p.20 (ill.)

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Nkisi N’konde Kongo

Name: Nkisi N’konde Kongo
SKU: 232269522
Price: 5500 EUR
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