Power figure "buti" · D. R. Congo, Teke · ID: 3035486
sold
EUR 405
Provenance
acquired in 1978Swiss Private Collection
Size
H: 28 cm
H: 11.0 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, the body entirely coated with clay, containing the magical loading, head with tribe-typical beard and linear scarifications on the cheeks, slightly dam., crack, rep. (terracotta)
The object Power figure “buti” with the object ID 3035486 was last part of the auction 74th tribal art auction at September 7, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 99 achieved a sales price of EUR 405.
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