Amulet from Africa (DR Congo)

$97.28

Shipping to United States: $59.58

Offered is a rare passport amulet, which
was carried by a dignitary of the Lega.
The round base was made of leather.
and on it are a larger one and four
small passport masks carved from bone
were. It was also decorated with 48 cowries.
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Diameter: 21 cm
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The amulet being offered comes from the collection
Reinhold Kasten and was visited by him on one of his
acquired through numerous travels. As one of the great
Adventurer of the previous century, he traveled
42 times around the world and his path led him 24 times
through the Bermuda Triangle, 20 times around Cape Horn
and 18 times through the Strait of Magellan. From his
He brought back a total of approximately 8,000 objects from his travels.
and in 2002 an expansion was carried out in Warnemünde
The exhibition opened with the exhibits. Financial
Reasons led to the dissolution of the company in 2009.
Collection and part of it was created in the spring
2010 via the Schopmann auction house in
Hamburg auctioned it off. In the same year, the
Companies file for bankruptcy. In 2011
Reinhold Kasten passed away at the age of 91.

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