30th Jan, 2020 13:00
The Asian and African Works of Art Auction
A BAKONGO JANUS FACED DOG NAIL FETISH
BAKONGO JANUS FACED DOG NAIL FETISH,
wood, clay, iron, leather, plant fibres, one head applied clay, open mouth, bared teeth, protruding tongue, opposing head with applied red pigment, open mouth, bared teeth, protruding tongue, central body with hammered nails intertwined with leather and plant fibres, power figure kept outside villages, early 20th century, 67cm
Note: For a very similar example see Sotheby’s The Collection of Allan Stone sale on 16/05/2014 [Lot 55].
Provenance: Collection of Julien Harris (1910-2011) - see lot 1066.
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Sold for £150
Estimated at £200 - £300
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