Janiform power figure · D. R. Congo, Chokwe · ID: 3040361
sold
EUR 650
Provenance
Ilka Oberhofer, Passau, GermanyOskar Schimmer, Erlangen, Germany (1986)
Size
H: 23,5 cm
H: 9.3 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, plant fibre cord, male/female figure, arranged back to back, bundles with small sticks on both sides, cavity in the head of the female filled with magical mass, min. dam., small missing parts, slight traces of abrasion
The object Janiform power figure with the object ID 3040361 was last part of the auction 83rd Tribal Art Auction at May 28, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 386 achieved a sales price of EUR 650.
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