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The Shi are a Bantu people who mainly reside in the far eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. They are neighbors of the Lega. These Bushi masks are very rare. Former German private collection. Former private collection W. Peschke DE.

Die Shi sind ein Bantuvolk, das hauptsächlich im äußersten Osten der Demokratischen Republik Kongo ansässig ist. Sie sind Nachbarn der Lega. Diese Bushi-Masken sind sehr selten. Ehemalige deutsche Privatsammlung. Ehemalige Privatsammlung W. Peschke DE.

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Mask - Shi - DR Congo

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Maske is a Shi Bushi mask from the DR Congo, carved in wood, 31 cm high, 19 cm wide and 12 cm deep, weighing 470 g, in acceptable condition, provenance Privatsammlung, no stand included.

Mask - Shi - DR Congo

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Maske is a Shi Bushi mask from the DR Congo, carved in wood, 31 cm high, 19 cm wide and 12 cm deep, weighing 470 g, in acceptable condition, provenance Privatsammlung, no stand included.

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