Bidspirit auction | AFRICAN SONGYE NECKLACE

AFRICAN SONGYE NECKLACE - Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ca. 19th - 20th century AD. > A beautiful necklace composed of cylindrical glass trade beads in alternating blue, red, and occasional green and white tones, strung on fibre cord and suspending a carved wooden pendant in the form of a stylised human figure. The figure displays characteristic Songye features, with simplified facial planes and a compact, columnar body. > Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Zemanek Munster Auction 59 28 November 2009 Lot 128; Ex. Collection of Werner Fischer, Gelsenkirchen, Germany. > > Size: 330/660mm x 75/25mm; Weight: 150g > >