Female power figure "kakudji" · D. R. Congo, Rungu · ID: 3035873
sold
EUR 200
Provenance
Vera und Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, GermanySize
H: 20 cm
H: 7.9 inch
Description
wood, matt reddish brown patina, black paint, funnel-shaped superstructure for insertion of magical substances on the head, fine cut facial features, sacrificial traces, slightly dam. (crest, base), breakage (hollow of the knee), base
The object Female power figure “kakudji” with the object ID 3035873 was last part of the auction 75th tribal art auction at November 30, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 434 achieved a sales price of EUR 200.
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Comparing literature
Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brussels 1987, p. 151, ill. 12