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Face Mask, Congo, Lwalwa Peoples
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Pre 1940 item# 264398 (stock# 1-0080)
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AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques
cell. 06.70.73.32.84
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Large mask with round coiffe, small ears, concave face with oval pierced through eyes, long triangular nose in relief, small cylindrical mouth also in relief, pointed chin. Wood, with dark-brown glossy patina and traces of white pigment in the recesses. Africa, D.R. Congo/Angola, Lulua Peoples, Lwalwa tribal sub-group. Height: 15 1/4" (39 cm). The mask is nicely mounted on a custom metal stand. Obvious signs of wear and age, old local restoration at lower left side of chin, erosion in some ...click for details
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Fine & Large Male Figure, Lobi Peoples
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Pre 1970 item# 269713 (stock# 1-0111)
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AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques
cell. 06.70.73.32.84
Euros 950
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Statue of a standing male, head carved in detail, long and large neck, narrow shoulders, arms alongside torso, relief breasts, protruding abdomen, obvious genitalia, protruding buttocks, long bent legs, large stylized feet. Hard and heavy wood, brown patina with some encrustation. Africa, Burkina Faso, Lobi Peoples. Height: 29 1/2" (75 cm). Erosion all over and age cracks, otherwise very good condition. Note: such figures were placed at the entrance of the hut of a diviner, or soothsayer. T ...click for details
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Mask of A Princess, Himalayas, Monpa Sherdukpen Peoples
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Pre 1910 item# 686616 (stock# 1-0474)
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AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques
cell. 06.70.73.32.84
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Mask of a princess, wearing diadem, her smiling face with large open pierced through eyes, large beak-shaped nose, slightly open pierced through mouth. Wood, with remnants of several superimposed layers of polychrome pigments in some areas, dark patina overall. Himalayan Region, Monpa Sherdukpen Peoples, early 20th century, probably earlier. Height: 10 3/8" (26,5 cm). The mask is nicely mounted on a custom metal stand. Small chip at the right ear, old accident at the back of the chin, other ...click for details
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Important Female Figure, Yombe Peoples
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Pre 1930 item# 699620 (stock# 1-0485)
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AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques
cell. 06.70.73.32.84
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Feminine figure standing on a square base, with a pointed coiffe, her large realistic head with wide eyes, small ears, fine nose, open mouth showing teeth, with large shoulders, pointed breasts, protruding abdomen, hands holding small cylinders, short legs resting on very large feet. Wood, with remnants of brown pigments. Brass nails on coiffe. Africa, D.R. Congo, Bakongo Peoples, Yombe sub-group. Height: 17" (42,5 cm). Age crack above left breast, small chip at right ear, erosion at base, ...click for details
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