Male ancestor figure "singiti" · D. R. Congo, Hemba · ID: 3052087
Price
EUR 600
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Provenance
Jan Cocle, Roeselare, BelgiumKlaus-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 part of the auction Collectors’ Items Sale on September 24, 2025, lot number 253 at that time and is currently available for EUR 600 in Open sale.
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