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Figure, nkondi
Kongo
19th century
Wood, mirror, feathers, metal, fiber, various materials
H. 65 cm
TC 15

Provenance:
Merton D. Simpson Gallery, New York, 1999
Arman Foundation for Traditional Art, 1997
Sotheby's London. July 2, 1990: lot 134.

Publishing History:
African Faces, African Figures: The Arman Collection. New York. The Museum for African Art, 1997: catalogue number 146.

Arman & l'Art Africain. Marseille. Musée de Marseille. Réunion Musées Nationaux, 1996: 103 (fig.52).

Raoul Lehuard. "Art bakongo. Les centres de style." Arts d'Afrique noire 2, Arnouville, 1989: 258- 259 (D-8-1-10).