Magical amulet · D. R. Congo, Manyanga · ID: 3034109
sold
EUR 750
Provenance
Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, GermanySize
H: 8,9 cm
H: 3.5 inch
Description
wood, blackish brown patina, in shape of a kneeling woman, a bowl-shaped resinous magic bundle protruding from her torso, two drilled holes, plant fibre for support, slightly dam. (cord);
such empowered pendant figurines were kept as personal prophylactic charms, this one surely was used to promote fertility.
Comparing literature
Felix, Marc L. (ed.), Kongo Kingdom Art, China 2003, p. 228, ill. 6,18