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Peigne Dengese, a wooden African comb from the Congo in Ndengese style, 22 cm high and 10 cm wide, in good condition with age-related wear.

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Peigne Dengese (Dengese comb)

Dengese African comb of a figurative type, incorporating the codes of Dengese statuary. Satin brown-orange patina.

The Ndengese, a Central African people established in the Kasai region, neighboring the Kuba, form one of the clans descended from a common Mongo ancestor; some of them are said to originate from the Upper Nile. They produced magnificent statues, a splendid comb.

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