Zemanek-Münster

Power figure "Sir kambamba-who-has-one-leg" of the ‘m-mbwoolu-tsyo’ ritual institution ·  D. R. Congo, Yaka / Suku · ID: 3051025

sold EUR 400
Provenance
Bruno Heimberg (1933-2023), Munich, Germany
Size
H: 17 cm
H: 6.7 inch

Description

wood, kaolin, black mass, animal teeth, base


The object Power figure “Sir kambamba-who-has-one-leg” of the ‘m-mbwoolu-tsyo’ ritual institution with the object ID 3051025 was last part of the auction Auction 103 at November 16, 2024 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 33 achieved a sales price of EUR 400.

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Comparing literature

Bourgeois, Arthur P., "Art of the Yaka and Suku", Paris 1984, p. 109 Bourgeois, Arthur P., "Mbwoolo Sculpture of the Yaka", in: African Arts, Vol.XII, Nr.3, May 1979, p. 58-61


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