Miniature power figure "biteki" · D. R. Congo, Teke · ID: 3032461
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Provenance
Max Willborg, Stockholm, SwedenSize
H: 13 cm
H: 5.1 inch
Description
wood, partly encrusted brown patina, cavity filled with magical mass and feathers, crowned by a head with tribe-typical facial features, scarification marks and headgear, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, on base
The object Miniature power figure “biteki” with the object ID 3032461 was last part of the auction 68th tribal art auction at March 3, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 471.
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