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”.
The object Finely carved miniature fetish figure “biteke” with the object ID 3047546 was last part of the auction 96th Auction at April 24, 2021 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 131.
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Comparing literature
Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brussels 1987, p. 172 f.