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Details
A LUBA HEMBA FEMALE HALF FIGURE
The arms carved in relief with the hands held below the breasts, the coiffure as an oval lobe at the back with grooved cross in relief, an inverted cone on the top of the head hollowed for use as a mortar or for magic substances, dark oily patina
14.5cm. high
The arms carved in relief with the hands held below the breasts, the coiffure as an oval lobe at the back with grooved cross in relief, an inverted cone on the top of the head hollowed for use as a mortar or for magic substances, dark oily patina
14.5cm. high
Literature
J.B. Donne, "The Josef Herman Collection of Miniature African Art" The Connoisseur, April, 1974, p.277, fig.7
Special notice
Christie's charge a buyer's premium of 20% (VAT inclusive) for this lot.