Power figure

D. R. Congo, Ngombe / Ngbandi / Ngbaka

Price EUR 1,000

plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance

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.

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

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