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