André Hallet (1890-1959)

Bakutshu hunter Chasseur Bakutshu

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André Hallet (1890-1959)
Bakutshu hunter
Chasseur Bakutshu
signed lower left A. Hallet, signed again and inscribed on the reverse chasseur Bakutchu, Cuvette Central, Equateur, Congo Belge
oil on board
60 x 50 cm

Lot Essay

Painted in 1937.

Forming part of the Mongo people, the Bakutshu lived in the equatorial rainforest. These keen huntsmen always carried bows and arrows, as well as variedly-formed hunting knives.

Sold with photo certificate by Christiane Devred-Hallet, dated 7 February 1998.

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