Janiform power figure "kabeja" · D. R. Congo, Hemba · ID: 3038546
sold
EUR 1,050
Provenance
Lotte Kraus, Hamburg, GermanySize
H: 32,5 cm
H: 12.8 inch
Description
wood, spotty dark patina, a male and a female, back to back rising from an oval base, heads with widely protruding chins, hole on top of the head for insertion of magic material, dam., large missing parts through insect caused damage (legs, base), base
Comparing literature
Neyt, Francois, Approche des Arts Hemba, Villiers-le-Bel 1975, p. 39, ill. 36 f.