Female power figure "biteki koshi" · D. R. Congo, Suku · ID: 3032805
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Provenance
Elisabeth Verhey, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsGallery d’Eendt, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Size
H: 26,5 cm
H: 10.4 inch
Description
wood, reddish brown patina, plant fibre loincloth with attached seed capsules, simplified facial features, slightly dam., cracks, on block-like base;
such figures were supposed to be the abodes of the invisible benevolent forces of the ancestors. Accordingly they are used in ancestral rites by healers, diviners and clan chiefs.
The object Female power figure “biteki koshi” with the object ID 3032805 was last part of the auction 69th tribal art auction at June 2, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 437.
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