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Fetish figure "phuungu", D. R. Congo, Yaka, Size: H: 25 cm (H: 9.8 inch), ID: 3047114
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Lot 307
95th Tribal Art Auction

Fetish figure "phuungu" ·  D. R. Congo, Yaka · ID: 3047114

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Provenance
Joseph Christiaens, Brussels, Belgium
Size
H: 25 cm
H: 9.8 inch

Description

wood, pigments, fabric, feathers, base

This figure carries its magic charge with feather remnants on both sides at arm level and thus belongs to the “phuungu” - figure type.

Its primary function is to protect against witches and other enemies and for this reason it is often positioned on the wall or near the roof supports in the interior of a dwelling.

The object Fetish figure “phuungu” with the object ID 3047114 was last part of the auction 95th Tribal Art Auction at October 24, 2020 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 307.

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Comparing literature

Bourgeois, Arthur P., Art of the Yaka and Suku, Paris 1984, p. 110

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