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).
The object Anthropomorphic figure “iginga” (pl. “maginga”) with the object ID 3048936 was last part of the auction 98th Auction at March 26, 2022 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 283 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,000.
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Comparing literature
Biebuyck, Daniel P., Lega, Brussels 2002, p. 118