Ngbaka headrest, Democratic Republic of the Congo Wood H. 74 cm Ngbaka headrest, Democratic Republic of the Congo H. 29 1/8 in Provenance : - Former Lorenz Eckert collection, Basel, Switzerland, 1951 - Former Michel Boulanger collection, Belgium Rare headrest with an anthropomorphic head with idealized features at each end. Both are decorated with a hairstyle composed of two braids held by a sculpted band in the center of the forehead. They have lenticular slit eyes that meet on both sides of a small triangular nose. The mouth with thin lips appears closed.

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