AN OLD MWILA NECKPIECE WITH THREE EEMBA (pl) ON LEATHER, ANGOLA

AN OLD MWILA NECKPIECE WITH THREE EEMBA (pl) ON LEATHER, ANG...

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R8,000 - R10,000

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AN OLD MWILA NECKPIECE WITH THREE EEMBA (pl) ON LEATHER, ANGOLA

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An old and rare married woman’s neckpiece from the Mwila people of south-western Angola. The insides of these eemba (sing: omba) are filled with a now-dry ritually important ochre paste and they are attached to the well patinated neckpiece with knotted leather straps.
20cm high

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Auction Date: 16th Oct 2023 at 10am

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