Ancestor figure "singiti" ·  D. R. Congo, Hemba · ID: 3035245

Description

light-weighted wood, lusterless black patina, a massive neck supporting a head with tapering chin and facial features, which are concentrated on a small area, slightly dam., minor missing parts, rep. (breakages left forearm and hand), block-like socle;
only kings and high dignitaries were allowed to posess ritual objects like the ancestor figures and only selected artists were allowed to carve them.

The object Ancestor figure “singiti” with the object ID 3035245 was last part of the auction 74th tribal art auction at September 7, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 336 achieved a sales price of EUR 900.

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