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Power figure, D. R. Congo, Ngombe / Ngbandi / Ngbaka, Size: H: 27 cm (H: 10.6 inch), ID: 3048320
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3048320
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Power figure ·  D. R. Congo, Ngombe / Ngbandi / Ngbaka · ID: 3048320

Price EUR 1,000
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Provenance
collected in the D. R. Congo, Mongala Province, Lisala in the 1960s
Size
H: 27 cm
H: 10.6 inch

Description

wood, pigment,
It is believed that Ngombe figures were used by the diviner “bendo” in connection with hunting or witchcraft.

Comparing literature

Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brussels 1987, p. 126

Africa
Figures

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