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Singiti<\/em> Commemorative portrait of a chief
\nHemba<\/p>\n

19th century or early 20th century
\nCarved wood
\nHeight: 86.5 cm – 34 in. <\/p>\n

Provenance
\nCollected by Jo Christiaens in the 1970s
\nCollection Mia van Bussel, Amsterdam
\nCollection Kevin Conru, Brussels
\nCollection Adrian Schlag, Brussels
\nCollection Guilhem Montagut, Barcelona<\/p>\n

Publication
\n“Lexikon der Afrikanischen Kunst”, Karl-Ferdinand Schaedler, Munich, 1994, page 242<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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