Female power figure "mvunzi" · D. R. Congo, Holo · ID: 3035542
sold
EUR 4,500
Provenance
Pater Josef Malfliet, Schifferstadt, Germany (see also lots 416 and 417)Size
H: 27 cm
H: 10.6 inch
Description
wood, lusterless dark brown patina, traces of camwood powder, in squatting posture, both elbows resting on the knees and both hands up to the chin, several openings to hold magic material (top of the head, both ears), slightly dam., missing parts (coiffure, right ear, foot tips), rep. (right foot tip)
The object Female power figure “mvunzi” with the object ID 3035542 was part of the auction 74th tribal art auction on September 7, 2013. The object with the lot number 338 achieved a sales price of EUR 4,500 with an asking price of EUR 1,500.
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