Janiform power figure "kabeja", around 1900 · D. R. Congo, Luba-Hemba · ID: 3051088
sold
EUR 2,200
Provenance
Joseph Christiaens, Brussels, BelgiumKetterer, Munich, 25. June 1987, Lot 119
Rudolf Leopold, Vienna, Austria
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
Size
H: 27 cm
H: 10.6 inch
Description
wood, pigments, encrusted patina, base
The object Janiform power figure “kabeja”, around 1900 with the object ID 3051088 was part of the auction Auction 103 on November 16, 2024. The object with the lot number 389 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,200 with an asking price of EUR 2,000.
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Comparing literature
Publications
Wipplinger, Hans-Peter (Hg.), "Fremde Götter. Faszination Afrika und Ozeanien", Köln 2016, p. 86 (left)
Exhibition
Wien, Leopold Museum: "Fremde Götter. Faszination Afrika und Ozeanien", 23. September 2016 - 9. Januar 2017