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Male ancestor figure "singiti", D. R. Congo, Hemba, Size: H: 54 cm (H: 21.3 inch), ID: 3052087
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Lot 253
Collectors' Items Sale

Male ancestor figure "singiti" ·  D. R. Congo, Hemba · ID: 3052087

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Provenance
Jan Cocle, Roeselare, Belgium
Klaus-Jochen Krüger, Hamburg, Germany
Werner & Lotte Krause, Hamburg, Germany (1997)
Size
H: 54 cm
H: 21.3 inch

Description

wood, pigments, collection no. “749”

As spiritual mediators between the living and the dead, these figures were preserved in a shrine, where they were paid homage with prayers and blood sacrifices.

The object Male ancestor figure “singiti” with the object ID 3052087 was last part of the auction Collectors’ Items Sale at September 24, 2025 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 253.

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