Magical figure · D. R. Congo, Suku / Yaka · ID: 3052858
Starting price
EUR 6,000
Estimated price
EUR 12,000
Provenance
Willy Sand, Brussels, BelgiumLoed van Bussel, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (1960s)
Holger Hofmann, Hamburg, Germany
Ernst Hauswedell, Hamburg, 22 November 1969, lot 108
Ernst Hauswedell, Hamburg, 29 November 1971, lot 608
Andreas & Katrin Lindner, Munich, Germany
Adrian Schlag, Brussels, Belgium
Helga Redlich, Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Lempertz, Brussels, 30 March 2006, lot 145
American Private Collection
Size
H: 67 cm
H: 26.4 inch
Description
wood, pigments, fiber, fur,cowrie, sacrificial patina, traces of insect caused damage, base
An exceptional figure, distinguished especially by the preservation of its original paraphernalia.
These ritual accessories consist of various bundled materials, some adorned with representations of human heads and spirit figures.
The sculpture is coated with reddish pigments, which were commonly used as protective or activating substances.
Such power figures traditionally served purposes of spiritual protection, healing, mediation, or communication with ancestors and spirit beings.
Publications
AHDRC: 0015552