Zemanek-Münster

Pair of figures "eteti"

D. R. Congo, Sengele
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Provenance
Marc Leo Felix, Brussels, Belgium (“FC7372”)
Size
H: 37 cm & 41,5 cm
H: 14.6 inch & 16.3 inch

Description

wood, red pigment, copper, each with handwritten collection no. “FC7372”, base

According to Felix, Sengele artists made commemorative figures known by the name of “eteti”. These functioned as a couple and were placed on the tombs of prestigious people.


Comparing literature

Felix, Marc Leo, Ritual Figures in Congo, Hong Kong 2018, p. 150

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