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Lot 131
96th Auction

Finely carved miniature fetish figure "biteke"

D. R. Congo, Teke
not available anymore
Provenance
Michel Thieme, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Piet 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.
Africa
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