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a tibetan shield
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Indian Subcontinent:
Himalayas:
Pre 1900 item# 1059792
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galerie Cecile Kerner
32475830042
2750€
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A rare cane and iron struts shield
the medium row struts are posterior
inside used cane otherwise exterior good condition The metropolitan museum date this type of shield from 1400to 1600
we will be more conservative and say 19th,though we never know.....
the metropolitan museum comments about these shields:"Shields were once widely used in Tibet. They were invariably round and consist of two basic types: shields made of cane or wicker, and shields made of leather. Of these, the cane ...click for details
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a rare congo bell
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African:
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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a dakakari funeral pottery,ex christies
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Antiques:
Regional Art:
African:
Pre 1900 item# 1059791
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galerie Cecile Kerner
32475830042
1200€
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a typical dakakari funeral pottery,39cm ex christies amsterdam
the dakakari from west nigeria have funeral terra cotta potteries that they put on the tumbs
they used to obturate the tumbs with a terra cotta plate For high rank persons they used to put more elaborate sculptures so they could recognised the place .
You can find animals ,human figures naked who are the companions of the deceased person
The tumbs were taken care often ,the figures were generally the top of a jar where people wo ...click for details
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