Doll · D. R. Congo, Luba · ID: 3037411
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Provenance
René David, Zurich, SwitzerlandBrigitte & Wolfgang Bofinger, Stuttgart, Germany
Size
H: 20 cm
H: 7.9 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, abstract form, massive cylindrical corpus, surmounted by four angled legs supporting an arching disc on top, decorated with linear patterns, min. dam., traces of insect caused damage and abrasion;
twins play important roles in Luba and Tabwa histories and beliefs as culture heroes. A proxy for a deceased twin, a twin figure is fed, bathed, loved and put to bed with the living twin.
The object Doll with the object ID 3037411 was last part of the auction 78th tribal art auction at October 18, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 108.
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Publications
Bofinger, Brigitte & Wolfgang, Puppen aus Afrika, Stuttgart 2006, p. 92