Personal protective figure in form of an amulet · D. R. Congo, Songye · ID: 3037968
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Provenance
Herbert F. Rieser, London, England (bought in the 1970’s from an inherited collection)Size
H: 8,3 cm
H: 3.3 inch
Description
ivory, drilled holes underneath the armpits, honey brown patina on the backside (through regular contact with the human body), whitish coating on the frontside, deepening in the navel with traces of kaolin, slightly dam.
The object Personal protective figure in form of an amulet with the object ID 3037968 was last part of the auction 79th Tribal Art Auction at March 21, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 488.
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Comparing literature
Hersak, Dunja, Songye, Masks and Figure Sculpture, London 1986, p. 154 ff.