Power figure "biteki" · D. R. Congo, Teke · ID: 3035862
sold
EUR 2,600
Provenance
Gallerie Burgui, Paris, France (1969)Eduard Hess, Oberwil, Switzerland
Size
H: 33 cm
H: 13.0 inch
Description
wood, blackish brown encrusted patina, just feet and head visible, the rest of the body concealed underneath a spherical package, the face coated with fine linear incisions, sacrificial traces, slightly dam., cracks (left face half), minor chips of mass, base
The object Power figure “biteki” with the object ID 3035862 was part of the auction 75th tribal art auction on November 30, 2013. The object with the lot number 145 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,600 with an asking price of EUR 1,200.
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Comparing literature
Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Encyclopedia of African Art and Culture, Munich 2009, p. 575 f.