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Sceptre of chief "Mbweci" carved on the upper...

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Sceptre of chief "Mbweci" carved on the upper part of a beautiful ancestral head with a disproportionate headdress decorated with geometrical motifs incised with meticulousness and regularity. Wood, old patina used for honey and brown Tchokwé Lwena, Angola - Democratic Republic of Congo, late 19th century 43 x 5.5 x 6 cm Provenance: acquired from Mr Koening, Brussels in the 1970s