Female power figure "bwanga bwa bwimpe" or "(m)bulenga" · D. R. Congo, Lulua / Luntu · ID: 3046481

Name: Female power figure "bwanga bwa bwimpe" or "(m)bulenga"
SKU: 3046481
Price: 500 EUR
Availability: SoldOut

sold EUR 500

Provenance

Private Collection, Antwerp, Belgium
Moctar Touré, Conakry, Guinea
Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden

Size

H: 24 cm

H: 9.4 inch

Description

wood, sooty patina, drilled hole for insertion of magical loading (head), missing parts/ insect caused damage, rep., base

This figures are connected with the fertility cult.

The object Female power figure “bwanga bwa bwimpe” or “(m)bulenga” with the object ID 3046481 was last part of the auction 94th Tribal Art Auction at March 7, 2020 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 80 achieved a sales price of EUR 500.

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