Case commissioned by Queen Elisabeth of Romania as a gift for the artist Jean-Jules-Antoine Lecomte du Nouÿ. Circa 1860s. [3009×1906] by Lepke2011
October 6, 2024Tupinambá feather cloak from the 16th century; made in Brazil, displayed at Denmark. Because they are made of feathers, few have survived the test of time, so much so that today we only have about a dozen of them spread across european museums. [841×1052]
October 6, 2024Power figure of the ancestral spirits. Kongo peoples, circa 19th century, Angola or Congo [1600 x 2000].
October 6, 2024Johann Christoph von Lücke – Crying baby in swaddling clothes {Statuette} [Ivory] (1753 – 1755) [2500 x 2249]
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Wonder what he kept in it
Wow