Fragment of a male figur of the "bwami" association ·  D. R. Congo, Lega · ID: 3037683

Description

ivory, stained brown patina, the upper part of the body carved with four raised ridges, reminding of fingers, legs cut shortly underneath the hips, slightly dam.

The object Fragment of a male figur of the “bwami” association with the object ID 3037683 was part of the auction 78th tribal art auction on October 18, 2014. The object with the lot number 445 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,400 with an asking price of EUR 1,000.

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Comparing literature

Fagaly, William, Ancestors of Congo Square, New Orleans 2011, p. 284