Zemanek-Münster
Power figure "biteki", D. R. Congo, Teke, Size: H: 30,5 cm (H: 12.0 inch), ID: 3043031
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Lot 472
88th Tribal Art Auction

Power figure "biteki" ·  D. R. Congo, Teke · ID: 3043031

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Provenance
German Private Collection, Stuttgart
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 15 November 2008, lot 403
Size
H: 30,5 cm
H: 12.0 inch

Description

wood, brown patina, red pigment, the body entirely wrapped with spherical package, filled with magical mass, spread with clay-like mass in a thick layer, min. dam., cracks, slight traces of abrasion, base

The object Power figure “biteki” with the object ID 3043031 was last part of the auction 88th Tribal Art Auction at March 10, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 472.

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