Anthropomorphic peg "iginga" · D. R. Congo, Lega · ID: 3035010
sold
EUR 1,800
Provenance
Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, BelgiumAdrian 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