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TEKE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO A male fetish standing on massive, powerful legs, its abdomen was originally covered by a circular magical charge called Bilongo. His scarred face features a beautiful, interiorized expression, and his tray-shaped headdress is adorned with a circular-arched crest with tapered ends. Wood, various materials with prophylactic virtues contained in the abdominal cavity, old honey-brown patina, wear marks. H. 25 cm. Provenance: former Loed van Bussel collection, Amsterdam.

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TEKE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO A male fetish standing on massive, powerful legs, its abdomen was originally covered by a circular magical charge called Bilongo. His scarred face features a beautiful, interiorized expression, and his tray-shaped headdress is adorned with a circular-arched crest with tapered ends. Wood, various materials with prophylactic virtues contained in the abdominal cavity, old honey-brown patina, wear marks. H. 25 cm. Provenance: former Loed van Bussel collection, Amsterdam.

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For sale on Friday 05 Jul : 11:00 (CEST)
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