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LOT 2354
African Congo Wooden Headrest
LUBA TRIBE, 20TH CENTURY A.D.
8 in. (485 grams, 20.5 cm high).
A carved headrest formed as two opposed kneeling figures each with an arm on the other's shoulder; rectangular base. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Walter Steinberg collection; acquired London art market, 1960s-1970s.
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