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Description : Ivory and cowry - 4 cm D.R. Congo Published: A.Safiannikoff, Les Warega et les Wabembe Une extraordinaire culture sociale et une étonnante civilisation sans écriture en Afrique centrale Safiannikoff Editeur 2005, p.115b Fig 33
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About the lot N° 131
Title : Lega Artefact
Size : 4 cm
Notes : The Lega gems from the Alexandre Safiannikoff Collection After a rich experience in the naval arm of the Russian Imperial Army and the arrival of the Revolutionnaries, Alexander Safiannikoff (1903-1988) broke a three century long tradition of familial involvement in the imperial russian army to arrive in France in 1926. He became there geolist and engineer geologist in Nancy. From 1929 to 1931, he prospected for a french mining company, in Tchad, Ubangi-Shari and French Equatorial Africa. In 1931, he continued his carreer in the Belgian Congo and was hired for a mission in the Maniema by the company of the Baron Empain. Alexandre Safiannikoff stayed in Congo more than 40 years mainly in the provinces of Kivu and Maniema. He had the chance to observe the Lega People and their art. He collected numerous objects and wrote a large essay on the objects related to the Bwami organization. This essay is now subject to an editing project with the Royal Museum of Central Africa in Tervuren.
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Sale title : Tribal Art, Modern Art and 20th Century furniture
Sale date : 27 Jan 2018 It's free to register now to view!
Sale Reference : Live Sale

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