Finely carved miniature fetish figure "biteke" · D. R. Congo, Teke · ID: 3047546
not available anymore
Provenance
Michel Thieme, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsPiet Lepelaar, Leiden, The Netherlands
Size
H: 9,5 cm
H: 3.7 inch
Description
wood, pigments, base
This figurine could be a personal protective figure “nkumi”.
Comparing literature
Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brussels 1987, p. 172 f.