Zemanek-Münster

Anthropomorphic peg "iginga" ·  D. R. Congo, Lega · ID: 3035010

sold EUR 1,800
Provenance
Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgium
Adrian Schlag, Brussels, Belgium
German Private Collection
Size
H: 19,5 cm
H: 7.7 inch

Description

ivory, honey brown patina, traces of black paint, kaolin, carved with head and breasts, slightly dam., minor missing parts at the head, cracks, traces of old age, socle


The object Anthropomorphic peg “iginga” with the object ID 3035010 was last part of the auction 73rd tribal art auction at May 25, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 338 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,800.

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Comparing literature

Cameron, Elisabeth L., Art of the Lega, Los Angeles 2001, p. 94


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