Figure of a male dignitary "mwanangana" · Angola, Chokwe · ID: 3050480
Price
EUR 2,000
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Provenance
Constance McCormick Fearing Collection, Montecito / Santa Barbara, USASize
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 part of the auction 102nd Auction on April 13, 2024, lot number 283 at that time and is currently available for EUR 2,000 in Open sale.
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Comparing literature
Bourgeois, Arthur & Scott Rodolitz, Remnants of Ritual, New York 2003, p. 44, ill. 98