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DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
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**A LUBA IVORY PENDANT
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Carved as a stylized female figure, the rectangular body with incised geometric ornament and with two small breasts in relief, the face with open mouth and with incised coiffure terminating in a Shankadit style coiffure at the back, the lower section with four pierced cylindrical projections and terminating in a grooved cylindrical base, pierced through the body for suspension.
5½ in. (14 cm.) high
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Carved as a stylized female figure, the rectangular body with incised geometric ornament and with two small breasts in relief, the face with open mouth and with incised coiffure terminating in a Shankadit style coiffure at the back, the lower section with four pierced cylindrical projections and terminating in a grooved cylindrical base, pierced through the body for suspension.
5½ in. (14 cm.) high