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Five Fine Decorative Execution Knives, DRC, Ubangi, Ngombe Tribe

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Ethno Design Mbole People, DRC, Chief Scepters Collection Made of Palmtree Leaf
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The Sceptres are made of the Midrib of Palm tree leaves. They were uses by the members of the Lilwaa Secret Society of the Mbole Tribe that live in the ...
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Ethno Design Selection of 7 Cache-Sexe Made of Palm Leaf, Mangbetu People, DRC
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Back aprons (negbe, pl. egbe) such as these were particularly popular among upper-class Mangbetu women at the turn of the 20th century. This distinctive kidney-shaped ornament pad wa...
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Ethno Design early 20th Century, Drc, Selection of Three Bark Cloth Beaters
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Three old and well used bark cloth beater made out of a wooden shaft with a cross-hatched blackened tip which is lashed into position by a strip of cane. These grooved wooden beater were tools used to pound and soften tree bark, for the processing of bark cloth used as clothing. This tool has many different variations that are seen in indigenous cultures worldwide, yet all for a similar purpose. They vary in size, shapes, and materials. They are carved with parallel striations. Some bark beaters...
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Female Caryatid standing Figure on a circular base, DRC
Located in Leuven , BE
A standing female figure with prominent breasts below a columnar neck resting between broad shoulders that lead to elongated arms which bend at the elbows to support the seat above. ...
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Carved Twin figure Ibeji Yoruba People, Nigeria
Located in Leuven , BE
A finely carved significant Yoruba Male Ibeji figure with a tall headdress, expressive eyes, original bead belt and heavy wear and polish from native use. Areas of encrusted camwood ...
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20th Century Nigerian Tribal Art

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Ethno Design Standing Human Skeleton Sculptured in Wood, South East Asia
Located in Leuven , BE
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