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TEKE, Democratic Republic of Congo. Hard wood,...

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TEKE, Democratic Republic of Congo. Hard wood, dark brown patina, magic charge. Important "Butti" statue, half-bent legs and body wrapped in its magic charge. Beginning of the 20th century. Height : 32 cm. Small accidents (charge), cracks. Provenance : Former collection Claude Lehuard. Literary reference: - Lehuard Raoul, " Les Arts Batéké ", Collection Arts d'Afrique Noire, 1996. -Batéké, " les fétiches ", Alain Lecomte and Raoul Lehuard, 2014.