Figure of a male dignitary "mwanangana" · Angola, Chokwe · ID: 3050480

Name: Figure of a male dignitary "mwanangana"
SKU: 3050480
Price: 1500 EUR
Availability: SoldOut

sold EUR 1,500

Provenance

Constance McCormick Fearing Collection, Montecito / Santa Barbara, USA

Size

H: 32,2 cm

H: 12.7 inch

Description

wood, pigments, rest.

Either belonging to a paramount chief’s treasure or used at his court by ritual specialists in large-scale “mahamba” curing ceremonies, Chokwe figures of a male dignitary known as “mwanangana”, or “lord of the land”, make reference to sources of leadership and heroes of the past.

The object Figure of a male dignitary “mwanangana” with the object ID 3050480 was last part of the auction 102nd Auction at April 13, 2024 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 283 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,500.

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