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Lot 83
Rare Kongo-Vili or Woyo Slit Drum, Democratic Republic of the Congo
21 November – 5 December 2024, 12:00 PST
Online, Los AngelesUS$8,000 - US$12,000
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Rare Kongo-Vili or Woyo Slit Drum, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Wood
Height 23 1/2in (60cm)
Provenance
Bequeathed by a missionary father to the Abbaye Notre-Dame de Langonnet, France, in 1925
Collection Armand Charles, France
Galerie Philippe Laeremans, Brussels
Private Collection, Paris
Art-Rémy Le Fur, Paris-Drouot, 3 June 2013
Mark Eglinton Tribal Art, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
A Certificate from Abbaye Notre-Dame de Langonnet included.
Carved in hardwood, composed of a long gourd shape, the interior carved out with slit opening at front, the back with three flat panels running lengthwise; topped with a human bust on a sturdy neck and rounded head with coffee-bean eyes, pursed lips and incised coiffure; light brown, shiny patina with wear indicative of significant age and indigenous use.
Wood
Height 23 1/2in (60cm)
Provenance
Bequeathed by a missionary father to the Abbaye Notre-Dame de Langonnet, France, in 1925
Collection Armand Charles, France
Galerie Philippe Laeremans, Brussels
Private Collection, Paris
Art-Rémy Le Fur, Paris-Drouot, 3 June 2013
Mark Eglinton Tribal Art, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
A Certificate from Abbaye Notre-Dame de Langonnet included.
Carved in hardwood, composed of a long gourd shape, the interior carved out with slit opening at front, the back with three flat panels running lengthwise; topped with a human bust on a sturdy neck and rounded head with coffee-bean eyes, pursed lips and incised coiffure; light brown, shiny patina with wear indicative of significant age and indigenous use.














