Antiquities, Pre-Columbian & Tribal Art - 10th February 2015
Lot 359
A Kuyu head
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000
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Description
A Kuyu head, D R Congo, with a geometric incised column base, above filed teeth and narrow eyes, diced scarifications and a headdress pierced to the reverse and with a lizard, with red, white, black and blue pigment, 41.5cm high, on a perspex stand.
Provenance:
The Baptist Missionary Society
Christie's, South Kensington, London, 26 September 1989, lot 87.