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SONGYE ARTIST, Figure, nkishi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, late 19th-early 20th century

SONGYE ARTIST

Figure, nkishi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, late 19th-early 20th century
Wood, fiber, cowrie shells, beads
h. 82.6 cm
32 1/2 in.
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Provenance

Ex Allan Brandt, New York

Ex collection Allan Stone, New York

Sotheby's New York. The Collection of Allan Stone: African, Pre-Columbian and American Indian Art--Volume Two. 16 May 2014, lot 86

Ex private collection, New York

Publications

Songye Power Figures. Allan Stone Tribal Art Museum, New York. 14 November 1995 - 24 February 1996
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