Lot no. 612
SAO, Midigué II, Chari-Baguirmi region, Chad.
Rare set of five white stone labrets and lip ornaments.
Presumed to date from the 2nd century BC to the 14th century AD.
Size: 3.7x2 cm -5.8x2.3 cm -5.7x3.2 cm -5x2.7 cm and 4.2x3.5 cm.
Note: See examples from Jean-Paul Lebeuf's Sahara-Cameroon Mission in the collections of the Musée du Quai Branly.
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Pictures credits: Contact organization
African, American and Oceanic Art
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