Ancestor figure "biteki" · D. R. Congo, Teke · ID: 3033619
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Provenance
Belgian Private CollectionSize
H: 17,5 cm
H: 6.9 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, spherical package, filled with magical ingredients, sewn and fixed by plant fibre, slightly dam., on pedestal
The object Ancestor figure “biteki” with the object ID 3033619 was last part of the auction 70th tribal art auction at September 8, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 478.
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