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A CONGO WHISTLE AND A KUBA CARRYING HOOK
The whistle with bulbous head and stop to one side, the angled base bound with rattan; the hook with carved head, the long carved coiffure forming a prong, dark glossy patina
16.5cm. and 11cm. long (2)
The whistle with bulbous head and stop to one side, the angled base bound with rattan; the hook with carved head, the long carved coiffure forming a prong, dark glossy patina
16.5cm. and 11cm. long (2)
Literature
Fagg., W., Miniature Wood Carvings of Africa, Bath, 1970, p.86, fig.81, for the second item
Exhibited
African and New Guinea Sculpture from the Josef Herman Collection, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh, 1969, no.22, for the second item
Special notice
Christie's charge a buyer's premium of 20% (VAT inclusive) for this lot.