Sale 5072
Paris
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12 June 2003
Price realised
EUR 940
Estimate
DEUX EPINGLES A CHEVEUX EN IVOIRE MANGBETU République Démocratique du Congo Faites en deux parties, l'une allongée, l'autre s'évasant en forme de coupelle. Belle patine ocre hauteur maximale: 27 cm (2)
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Cf. Roy Sieber et Frank Herreman (editeurs), Hair in African Art and Culture, New York, 2000, p.116, cat.111a
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