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    Art Africain et Océanien

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    16 June 2009

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    Lot 174

    DEUX CUILLERES LEGA EN OS

    RÉPUBLIQUE DÉMOCRATIQUE DU CONGO

    Price realised

    EUR 875

    Estimate

    EUR 1,000 - EUR 1,500

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    DEUX CUILLERES LEGA EN OS
    République Démocratique du Congo
    Chacune avec un visage sur le manche, l'une avec des motifs de points et de cercles et l'autre avec des croisillons. Patine allant du brun au brun foncé.
    Longueurs: 20 et 23 cm. (8 et 9 in.) (2)

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    Literature and exhibited

    Literature

    Georges, E-A., 2005, n.35 et 41, p.222.


    Lot Essay

    La première cuillère a été donnée à E-A. Georges en 1958, à Kalole tandis que la seconde lui a été offerte à Buloba en 1957.

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    Post Lot Text

    TWO LEGA BONE SPOONS


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