Object: A Luba/Hemba Fetish
Size: 6" ~
Age: Late 19th/Early 20th Century
Provenance: Pace Primitive, NYC
John Giltsoff, Spain
Martin Lerner USA (Asian Art Curator at the Met)
Paris Auction
Notes: This is and old example of a Luba/Hemba fetish figure.
The wood is iron hard and has a beautiful reddish brown
color. There are areas of encrustation and palm oil on the
figure. The fetish charge is original and contains old iron pegs
and nails.
Price: SOLD
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