Mbuti Barkcloth

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Start price: $30

Estimated price: $125 - $175

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Description

Large barkcloth panel from the Mbuti pygmy peoples, Ituri Forest, Democratic Republic of Congo, Central Africa, with traditional fruit juice and charcoal ink decoration, and fruit juice fixative. Likely first half of the 20th century.Approximate size, 13" x 30"

PROVENANCE:From the estate of Professor Philip Gould, New York

Condition: Fair; some staining, small holes

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