Half figure · D. R. Congo, Lega, Region of Kalole · ID: 3043696
sold
EUR 2,000
Provenance
Jan van den Driessche (1958)Emile-Alexandre Georges, Belgium (2009)
Christie’s, Paris, 16 June 2009, lot 159
Marc Leo Felix, Brussels, Belgium
Size
H: 7 cm
H: 2.8 inch
Description
bone, remains of pigments, handwritten collection number “FX090076” at the bottom, base.
Probably used during female initiations.
The object Half figure with the object ID 3043696 was last part of the auction 88th Tribal Art Auction at March 10, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 422 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,000.
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Publications
Georges, Emile-Alexandre, Les Lega et leur art, Tervuren 2005, p. 210
AHDRC: 0026110