Half figure
D. R. Congo, Lega, Region of Kalole
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.
Publications
Georges, Emile-Alexandre, Les Lega et leur art, Tervuren 2005, p. 210AHDRC: 0026110