Male power figure "tege" · D. R. Congo, Teke · ID: 3046593
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Provenance
Lucas Ratton, Paris, FranceSize
H: 40 cm
H: 15.7 inch
Description
wood, pigments, missing part, base
The carvers offered their pieces to interested parties, who could take the object to a healer “nganga” to charge it for the accomplishment of a specific task.
After the magical charge was applied, the figures were called “buti”. If the figure was not loaded - as in present case - it was called “tege”.