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.