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A BENA LULUA FIGURE Wood - 27,3 cm D.R. Congo Provenance A. Desmet collection, Temse Exhibited Tentoonstelling van Kong-kunst. Stadsfeestzaal, 24 December 1937 - 16 January 1938, Antwerp. Published Tentoonstelling van Kong-kunst. Catalogue, 1937, Antwerp. Num 272 Rare female figure showing the typical features of the Bena Lulua, large feet and hands. The crescent coiffure is a rare feature found in the famous neckrest of Royal Museum of Central Africa in Tervuren, by extension of the fonction, it might by an chief’s attribute. € 8000 - 12 000