Female figure with horn · D. R. Congo, Chokwe · ID: 3039053

Name: Female figure with horn
SKU: 3039053
Availability: Discontinued

not available anymore

Provenance

French Private Collection

Size

H: 26,3 cm (without horn)

H: 10.4 inch (without horn)

Description

wood, greyish brown patina, encrusted sacrificial patina, animal horn with inserted red cloth in the parting, small drilled holes at knees and shoulders, slightly dam., missing parts (right foot), rep. (left foot);
the figure represents a diviner’s tutelary ancestral spirit. The horn serves as a plug for the supernatural materials that activate the spirit represented by the sculpture.

The object Female figure with horn with the object ID 3039053 was last part of the auction 80th Tribal Art Auction at June 27, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 421.

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