Female miniature figure ·  D. R. Congo, Bakwa Luntu · ID: 3032174

Description

wood, reddish brown patina, black paint at the coiffure, bulging belly, prominent female genitalia, slightly dam.;
sculptures of the Luntu are rare and their function unknown in many cases. Present figure presumably a fetish to encourage female fertitlity.

The object Female miniature figure with the object ID 3032174 was part of the auction 68th tribal art auction on March 3, 2012. The object with the lot number 122 achieved a sales price of EUR 500 with an asking price of EUR 450.

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Comparing literature

Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brüssel 1987, p. 92