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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 4488695, member: 8267&quot;]Back to your original piece, I have found several similar examples from the Salampasu people, but I cannot confirm their descriptions as puppets used in initiation ceremonies.</p><p><img src="https://stories.isu.pub/51649795/images/58_original_file_I0.jpg?width=258&amp;height=504&amp;orient=1" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Lot 59 A ritual dancer puppet, Salampasu people, DRC, 1930s</p><p><a href="https://issuu.com/summersplaceauctions/docs/issuu_22861_spa_june_18_web/s/877" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://issuu.com/summersplaceauctions/docs/issuu_22861_spa_june_18_web/s/877" rel="nofollow">https://issuu.com/summersplaceauctions/docs/issuu_22861_spa_june_18_web/s/877</a></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6352/129678/66212499_1_x.jpg?quality=80&amp;version=1540756219" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/66212499_salampasu-masked-puppet-belgian-kongo-tribal-art" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/66212499_salampasu-masked-puppet-belgian-kongo-tribal-art" rel="nofollow">https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/66212499_salampasu-masked-puppet-belgian-kongo-tribal-art</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]390955[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="https://uk.drouot.com/l/18499870-salampasu-democratic-republic" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://uk.drouot.com/l/18499870-salampasu-democratic-republic" rel="nofollow">https://uk.drouot.com/l/18499870-salampasu-democratic-republic</a></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://static2.lot-art.com/public/upl/9/Doll-Wood-Salampasu-DR-Congo_1593188958_7430.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://www.lot-art.com/auction-lots/Doll-Wood-Salampasu-DR-Congo/37722409-doll_wood-05.7.20-catawiki" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.lot-art.com/auction-lots/Doll-Wood-Salampasu-DR-Congo/37722409-doll_wood-05.7.20-catawiki" rel="nofollow">https://www.lot-art.com/auction-lots/Doll-Wood-Salampasu-DR-Congo/37722409-doll_wood-05.7.20-catawiki</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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