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Anthropomorphic figure "iginga" (pl. "maginga") ·  D. R. Congo, Lega · ID: 3048936

sold EUR 2,000
Size
H: 10 cm
H: 3.9 inch

Description

terracotta, red pigment,

According to Biebuyck, anthropomorphic figures “maginga” were made of a wide variety of materials, wood, ivory, or bone, more rarely stone, resin, “ntutu” (type of mushroom) or terracotta (cf. Biebuyck, 2002, p. 118).


Comparing literature

Biebuyck, Daniel P., Lega, Brussels 2002, p. 118


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