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Sammy Baloji, Hans Himmelheber, Performance of a mbuya mask with leaves and raffia costume, DR Congo, Pende region, 1939, scan of a Dioptase from Tantara mine, and your reflection in the mirror, 2020 (2020)

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UV Print on mirror 4 mm, American case in polished brushed brass, 51.2 × 71.2 × 3 cm
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Title: Sammy Baloji, Hans Himmelheber, Performance of a mbuya mask with leaves and raffia costume, DR Congo, Pende region, 1939, scan of a Dioptase from Tantara mine, and your reflection in the mirror, 2020 (2020)
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UV Print on mirror 4 mm, American case in polished brushed brass, 51.
2 × 71.
2 × 3 cm.

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