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The Ruth and Marc Franklin Collection
Lot 77

Luba Kusu Divination Object, Democratic Republic of the Congo

11 May 2021, 11:00 EDT
New York

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Luba Kusu Divination Object, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Wood
height 5in (12.7cm)

Provenance
John J. Klejman Gallery, New York
Mr. & Mrs. Klaus G. Perls Collection, New York (remnants of collection label on back)
Sotheby's, New York, 14 November 1995, Lot 36
Myron Kunin Collection, Minneapolis
Sotheby's, New York, In Pursuit of Beauty - The Myron Kunin Collection of African Art, 11 November 2014, Lot 120
Franklin Family Collection, Portland, Oregon

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