Zemanek-Münster

Post

D. R. Congo, Metoko
not available anymore
Provenance
Georges-Jean Haefeli, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
Size
H: 68 cm
H: 26.8 inch

Description

wood, brown patina, remains of pigments, surmounted by a standing figure, wearing an iron ring around the neck, min. dam., cracks, traces of insect caused damage, slight traces of abrasion;
posts of this type are coherent with circumcision rites, they mark the border and the entrance of the camp.


Comparing literature

Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brüssel 1987, p. 111, ill. 2

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