Crouching figure "mvunzi" · D. R. Congo, Holo · ID: 3036803
sold
EUR 7,000
Provenance
American Private CollectionSize
H: 30,5 cm
H: 12.0 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, remains of polychrome paint, elongated thin extremities, elaborate coiffure, min. dam., missing parts (base), cracks, traces of abrasion, base;
presumably a magical figure “mvunzi”, who protects humans against certain evil spirits. The main fortuneteller usually possesses such “mvunzi”, who employs them in cases of sickness, for theft or for the hunt.
Comparing literature
Neyt, Francois, Die Kunst der Holo, München 1982, p. 60, ill. 17