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a fine songye axe nsapo ,before 1914
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Pre 1910 item# 1196516
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galerie Cecile Kerner
32475830042
650€
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a fine songye axe ,very thick blade of simple shape well balanced .This rank ceremonial axe has a thick blade of massively forged iron .it is formed of three branches a semicircle blade,a square section at the base. . a thick copper sheet totally wraps the wooden handle ..This axe brings together all of the techniques used by blacksmiths Nsapo, twisted iron, the characteristic small head and large solid forged. It is a classic, says Type II, including the good state of preservation in f ...click for details
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a rare congo bell
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Pre 1910 item# 1196515
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galerie Cecile Kerner
32475830042
1200€
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a rare congo woden bell, brought back before 1914 by charles smets who went to congo from 1909 to 1914,with the mission of the natural history museum of New york .by descent to his grandson .a part of his collection was sold in sotheby's paris ,in june 2012. .These bells were hanging on the dogs neck for the hunting,so they keep tracking of the dog .
a rare congo woden bell, brought back before 1914 by charles smets who went to congo from 1909 to 1914,with mission of the natural ...click for details
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an extremely rare baguirmi doll
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Pre 1930 item# 1194046
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galerie Cecile Kerner
32475830042
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an extremely rare ,impressive bagirmi fertility doll. Her big dimension (54cm),makes think Harter in tribal art winter 1994,p 69, about another similar one that"other highly unusual statuettes are of larger size,with a darker patina and a polish of use that indicates frequent handling,especially at the base of the object where it is most easily grasped.perhaps these objects were used by those presiding over rites of fertility Tey are in any event ,too large to be constantly carried by young ...click for details
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A dan mask ex sotheby's
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Pre 1930 item# 1169508
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galerie Cecile Kerner
32475830042
17000€
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beautiful cubistic mask,,from the kagle category caracterised by pierced triangles for eyes and protuding features in the space .Nice crusty patina in the hollow parts fiber and polychrome beads headress
ex mac leoff collection mexico
ex sotheby's new york 8/5/2000 lot 242,
yale archive of african art n°002284301,
similar mask and same hand then this mask: the lot 55 sotheby's paris 8/6/2007 which did 40800€
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