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Songye or Yaka Style Carved Wood Figure with Fiber Collar, DRC
Lot 35

Songye or Yaka Style Carved Wood Figure with Fiber Collar, DRC

Estimate: $2,500 - $3,000
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$500
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A carved wooden figure with a dark patina, a stylized head with large star-shaped eyes and a fiber collar or beard at the neck. Probably Songye or Yaka work from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, of a type used as an ancestor or divination figure.

Style: Songye or Yaka, DRC (probable)
Medium: Carved wood, fiber
Dimensions: 23" x 6" (1'11" x 6")

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