Royal vest, n'tschak, in raffia, Bushong, Eastern Congo. Cm 100x500 ca. Early 20th century. Complete and in great condition. Museum piece. Maximum expression of the African abstract art, pure primitivism. Such pieces have inspired tens of famous artists, painters, etc., like Matisse, Picasso, Rousseau, Gauguin, Magritte, Giacomelli, and so on. The term Primitivism is used to describe the fascination of early modern European artists with what was then called primitive art – including tribal art from Africa, the South Pacific and Indonesia, as well as prehistoric and very early European art, and European folk art.- New price: € 6.600 plus shipping.